Morocco Launches 30 Extra Flights To Jet Fans To Qatar 2022 World Cup
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Morocco’s national airline has reinforced with 30 extra return flights to jet
jubilant fans to Qatar for Wednesday’s historic World Cup semi-final against
France.
In a statement on Monday, the firm said, “In order to
allow the many Moroccans wanting to support the national team at its peak and
experience the emotion of the World Cup semi-final, Royal Air Maroc has set up
an air bridge between Casablanca and Doha.”
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Recall that Morocco beat Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal 1-0 on Saturday,
becoming the first African or Arab team to qualify for a World Cup semi-final
and sparking celebrations across the Arab world.
The North African
kingdom’s airline called it a “historic qualification” and said jumbo jets
would operate the 30 return flights leaving on Tuesday and Wednesday in time
for the match.
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Fans had earlier complained online of hiccups at an overcrowded airport
in Casablanca, Morocco’s economic capital, ahead of the Portugal clash.
Coach Walid Regragui, who took up the job just three months before
the start of the tournament, has repeatedly called Moroccan supporters “the
12th member of the team.”
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