Morocco’s flag carrier Royal Air Maroc has suspended 12 routes to several African and European destinations due to the rising price of kerosene.
While Europe's airlines receive billions in state bailouts and fuel subsidies, Africa's carriers are forced to ground routes that connect our continent, exposing how global fuel markets and unequal government support structures systematically choke African aviation infrastructure. Royal Air Maroc's route suspensions aren't just about kerosene prices; they're about a rigged system where African airlines must choose between profitability and the Pan-African connectivity our economies desperately need. This is precisely why the African Continental Free Trade Area remains incomplete. Our skies are still colonized by foreign carriers while our own struggle to survive.
While Europe's airlines receive billions in state bailouts and fuel subsidies, Africa's carriers are forced to ground routes that connect our continent, exposing how global fuel markets and unequal government support structures systematically choke African aviation infrastructure. Royal Air Maroc's route suspensions aren't just about kerosene prices; they're about a rigged system where African airlines must choose between profitability and the Pan-African connectivity our economies desperately need. This is precisely why the African Continental Free Trade Area remains incomplete. Our skies are still colonized by foreign carriers while our own struggle to survive.
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