"Atlas Lions" lose a large number of fans.. Moroccan Airlines cancels all flights to Doha
Royal Air Maroc said it had canceled all flights that were scheduled for Wednesday to transport fans to Qatar for the World Cup semi-final match between Morocco and France, attributing that to a decision it said was taken by the Qatari authorities.
"Following the recent restrictions imposed by the Qatari authorities, Royal Air Maroc regrets to inform customers of the cancellation of their flights operated by Qatar Airways," the company said in an emailed statement.
The Qatari government's international media office did not respond to requests for comment.
And Royal Air Maroc announced earlier that it would operate 30 additional flights to transport fans to Qatar to attend the semi-final match scheduled for this evening, but a source in a travel agency belonging to the Moroccan airline said yesterday, Tuesday, that only 14 flights will be organized.
The cancellation of the seven flights that were scheduled for today means that the Moroccan national airline was only able to operate seven flights only on Tuesday, which means that fans who have already booked match tickets or hotel rooms cannot travel.
The Moroccan airline said it would refund the airline tickets to the customers and apologized to them.
Spokesmen for Royal Air Maroc or Qatar Airways did not respond to a request for comment provided by Reuters.
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