Morocco is spending MAD 34bn ($3.4bn) to upgrade its airports before the 2030 Fifa World Cup. The National Airports Office (ONDA) says the money will go towards bigger terminals, new digital services and improvements to airport operations. The plan, called “Airports 2030”, is meant to help airports deal with more passengers as tourism grows and the country prepares to co-host the World Cup with Spain and Portugal.
Casablanca Mohammed V Airport is set for the biggest expansion. A new terminal will raise its capacity to 30 million passengers a year.
Marrakech-Ménara Airport is also being expanded. Its capacity is expected to rise to more than 12 million passengers a year. Agadir Al Massira Airport is being upgraded to handle more than 5 million passengers a year.
Rabat-Salé Airport is getting a new Terminal 2, which will add capacity for four million passengers a year.
ONDA has also increased the number of staff helping passengers. The number of frontline agents across the country rose from 344 in 2025 to 670 in 2026.
Marrakech saw the biggest increase, from 68 agents to 255. Casablanca increased its ground-orientation teams from 161 to 224.
Airports are also adding more self-service technology. Passengers will be able to use mobile boarding passes with encrypted QR codes, self-service check-in and baggage-drop machines, and automated gates for identity checks.
ONDA Director General Adel El Fakir said: “Our objective is to transform Moroccan airports into operational benchmarks that offer an seamless, world-class passenger journey, matching the ambitions of the Kingdom’s tourism and economic strategies towards 2030.”
The airport upgrades are happening as Royal Air Maroc prepares to expand its fleet from about 50 aircraft to 200 by 2037.
Royal Air Maroc chief executive Abdelhamid Addou said: “Air transport infrastructure and airline capacity are two sides of the same coin. The modernization of ONDA’s airports is vital as Royal Air Maroc quadruples its fleet to 200 aircraft by 2037.”
The government is also working on better links between airports and the rail network. Plans include extending the Al Boraq high-speed train service to connect Mohammed V International Airport with Rabat, Tangier and Marrakech.
Transport and Logistics Minister Mohammed Abdeljalil said: “The investment program led by ONDA forms the backbone of Morocco’s connectivity readiness, ensuring that our airport infrastructure supports both international tourism growth and the hosting of major global events.”
