Morocco’s nationwide airline has canceled all its scheduled flights to Qatar Wednesday, leaving followers hoping to be there to expertise their nationwide group’s World Cup semifinal match in opposition to France stranded, experiences say.
The sudden determination from Royal Air Maroc comes after the airline says it acquired an order from Qatari officers.
“Following the restrictions imposed by the Qatari authorities, Royal Air Maroc regrets to tell its prospects that its companion Qatar Airways has canceled the flights operated on 14/12/2022 from Casablanca to Doha as a part of their code-share partnership,” the airline wrote on Twitter, in keeping with Morocco World Information.
Royal Air Maroc beforehand mentioned it could function 30 extra flights to shuttle followers to Qatar for Wednesday’s Morocco-France semifinal match, however on Tuesday, a supply advised Reuters that solely 14 flights truly had been scheduled, seven of which are actually canceled Wednesday.
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The CN-ROP Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737 makes its last method for touchdown at Toulouse-Blagnac airport in France on March 20, 2019.
(Reuters/Regis Duvignau)
Which means followers in Morocco who secured match tickets or motels and had been planning to depart this morning on the Royal Air Maroc flights are actually stranded.
Royal Air Maroc says it is going to reimburse these whose flights are affected.
Morocco’s gamers rejoice after the penalty shootout throughout their World Cup match in opposition to Spain, on the Training Metropolis Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Dec. 6, 2022.
(AP Picture/Luca Bruno)
Fox Information Digital has reached out to Qatar’s authorities for additional remark.
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Morocco’s Atlas Lions have been on a Cinderella run within the 2022 World Cup, conceding solely as soon as – an personal purpose – of their 5 matches performed main as much as Wednesday’s semifinal recreation in opposition to defending champions France.
Morocco’s ahead #19 Youssef En-Nesyri celebrates with teammate Achraf Hakimi after scoring the opening purpose in opposition to Portugal on the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on Dec. 10, 2022.
(Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
The sport will air at 2 p.m. ET on FOX, with pregame protection beginning at 1 p.m. ET.
