Morocco’s national carrier says seven flights that were meant to take soccer fans to Qatar have been cancelled.
“Following the recent restrictions imposed by the Qatari authorities, Royal Air Maroc regrets to inform its customers of the cancellation of flights provided by Qatar Airways,” it said. “Royal Air Maroc offers its apologies to customers for this inconvenience beyond its control.”This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below..The Qatari government’s and Doha’s media offices did not immediately respond to requests for details.
Hafsa Mostafid said she had booked a flight to Doha late Tuesday but was turned away at Casablanca airport. “I could hear commotion coming from those who were willing to go to Qatar but were not allowed to enter the airport,” she said. “I also saw that there were police there to control the situation.”
She said officials at the airport told travellers that due to the “sheer number of Moroccans currently trapped at the Doha airport without tickets for the match, no planes from Morocco would be flown to Qatar as per directives from the Qatari authorities.
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