At 20:41 CET on Saturday 8 November 2025, Eurowings flight EW4294 lifted off from Václav Havel Airport Prague, inaugurating a twice-weekly non-stop service to Marrakech. The 180-seat Airbus A320 touched down in Morocco ahead of schedule, restoring a route last operated in 2019 and giving Czech businesses and leisure travellers a direct four-hour link to North Africa.
Route economics – The Lufthansa-group carrier is betting on winter-sun demand, SME trade links and the rise of ‘bleisure’ trips combining client visits with desert tourism. Initial return fares were filed at about CZK 17,000, but analysts expect sub-CZK 5,000 returns once load factors stabilise. VisaVerge data show one-way promotional fares as low as €69.99 for mid-November seats.
Mobility upside for corporates – Prague hosts a growing ecosystem of event-management firms that shuttle delegates between Europe and conference resorts in Marrakech and Agadir. The new schedule (Thursday midday and weekend night rotations) trims total travel time by roughly five hours compared with hub-and-spoke connections via Frankfurt or Paris. Czech exporters of glassware and eco-tech components also gain a faster path to Moroccan partners following the 2024 EU-Morocco Green Partnership framework.
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Practical considerations – Czech passport holders enjoy visa-free stays up to 90 days in Morocco, while Moroccan nationals still require a Schengen visa for Czech entry; the single-entry limitation for Russians (see previous article) does not apply here. Travellers should note the mid-season pause from 3 Jan to 15 Feb 2026 and late-night arrival times on the weekend rotation. HR teams can now route short-term assignees directly rather than via Madrid or Milan, reducing duty-of-care exposure during tight layovers.
Broader network effect – Eurowings’ launch is part of Prague Airport’s strategy to rebuild long-haul connectivity lost during the pandemic. The airport projects an additional 35,000 passengers on the Marrakech sector in the first winter season and is offering landing-fee discounts tied to 75 % load-factor thresholds. Should demand hold, the carrier is considering an extension into the summer 2026 timetable or an onward tag flight to Agadir, which could open multi-city business itineraries.
What it means – For global-mobility managers, the connection offers a cost-effective alternative to Casablanca via Royal Air Maroc for team meetings in Morocco’s tech clusters. Travel-policy teams may wish to update preferred-carrier lists and negotiate corporate fares before competitor Smartwings or Ryanair enter the market.
Route economics – The Lufthansa-group carrier is betting on winter-sun demand, SME trade links and the rise of ‘bleisure’ trips combining client visits with desert tourism. Initial return fares were filed at about CZK 17,000, but analysts expect sub-CZK 5,000 returns once load factors stabilise. VisaVerge data show one-way promotional fares as low as €69.99 for mid-November seats.
Mobility upside for corporates – Prague hosts a growing ecosystem of event-management firms that shuttle delegates between Europe and conference resorts in Marrakech and Agadir. The new schedule (Thursday midday and weekend night rotations) trims total travel time by roughly five hours compared with hub-and-spoke connections via Frankfurt or Paris. Czech exporters of glassware and eco-tech components also gain a faster path to Moroccan partners following the 2024 EU-Morocco Green Partnership framework.
Practical considerations – Czech passport holders enjoy visa-free stays up to 90 days in Morocco, while Moroccan nationals still require a Schengen visa for Czech entry; the single-entry limitation for Russians (see previous article) does not apply here. Travellers should note the mid-season pause from 3 Jan to 15 Feb 2026 and late-night arrival times on the weekend rotation. HR teams can now route short-term assignees directly rather than via Madrid or Milan, reducing duty-of-care exposure during tight layovers.
Broader network effect – Eurowings’ launch is part of Prague Airport’s strategy to rebuild long-haul connectivity lost during the pandemic. The airport projects an additional 35,000 passengers on the Marrakech sector in the first winter season and is offering landing-fee discounts tied to 75 % load-factor thresholds. Should demand hold, the carrier is considering an extension into the summer 2026 timetable or an onward tag flight to Agadir, which could open multi-city business itineraries.
What it means – For global-mobility managers, the connection offers a cost-effective alternative to Casablanca via Royal Air Maroc for team meetings in Morocco’s tech clusters. Travel-policy teams may wish to update preferred-carrier lists and negotiate corporate fares before competitor Smartwings or Ryanair enter the market.
