US' United Airlines has announced expansion of its non-stop seasonal service between Marrakech and New York/Newark, with over 43% increase in seat capacity for winter 2025-2026.
With the return of service on October 26, United is increasing the number of flights between Marrakech and New York/Newark from three to four times weekly, and up to daily service between December 19, 2025, and January 6, 2026, the airline said in a press release.
“With this substantial expansion of our Marrakech schedule just a year after the route was first launched, we are delighted to offer our customers in Morocco even greater travel choices when booking their next US gateway during the winter season,” said Amit Badiani, United Airlines' Head of Africa and Offline Europe Sales, quoted in the press release.
Badiani noted that for winter 2025-2026, our customers departing from Morocco “can benefit from seamless connectivity via our New York/Newark hub to nearly 80 destinations across the Americas.”
“United is proud to have carried more than 16,000 customers and nearly 100 tons of cargo on more than 130 flights between Marrakech and New York/Newark, in both directions, during the inaugural season of the service last year,” he said.
Flights between Marrakech and New York/Newark will be operated by Boeing 767-300 aircraft, equipped with an expanded United PolarisSM Business cabin and United Premium PlusSM, comprising 46 United Polaris Business suites, 22 United Premium Plus seats, and 99 Economy seats, including 43 Economy PlusSM seats.
According to the press release, the expansion of service between Marrakech and the US is part of the largest international expansion in United's history, adding six new destinations and nine new routes across the Atlantic for customers this summer.
United Airlines is the first airline to operate nonstop services from Marrakech to the United States, according to the same source.
