Wednesday, February 6, 2013

The Marrakech-Menara Airport

The airport in Marrakech is small, with plenty of parking. It is located right within the city, making it easily accessible by bus or taxi.  Although there is a project underway to add a second terminal building, for now it is just the one terminal.
The Marrakech-Menara Airport is small, with ample parking, and is traveller-friendly

Flights from here go everywhere--within Morocco and internationally, but the airport is rarely crowded and usually the airline counter check-in is the only line that may take more than a few minutes to get through.

One day I was actually able to go from airline counter check-in, exchange my currency, and pass through security all in less than 20 minutes.

The airport has only 8 gates, so that a gate change for a flight simply means moving from one end to the other of what amounts to just a large room.  It is the  only waiting area for outgoing flights.

When it's time to board your flight, you walk outside, cross the tarmac, and climb a set of narrow, metal, portable stairs to get into the plane.  Strictly old-school.

All airports should be this easy to navigate.






 
 
 
 
 
 

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