Do you have to clear Moroccan immigration at any point flying Zurich-Casablanca-(Tanger)-Gibraltar?
I'm considering buying a ticket Zurich-Gibraltar with Royal Air Maroc in a single multi-city booking (a normal booking cannot be made on that route), and with hand luggage only. I would check in online and get both boarding passes in Zurich.
The proposed trip consists of flight AT 937 Zurich-Casablanca, and flight AT 990 Casablanca-(Tanger)-Gibraltar, with Tanger being a technical stop, where however passengers can get on and off.
AT 937 arrives at terminal 2 in Casablanca, while AT 990 leaves from terminal 1. According to Timatic, the database used by airlines, airside transit is possible between the two.
My question is: would I have to clear Moroccan immigration at any point during this journey, given that AT 990 has a domestic leg?
I've already contacted Royal Air Maroc and received different answers. Some say you enter Morocco in Casablanca, get off the Gibraltar flight in Tanger, exit Morocco and re-board the flight. Others say you remain airside in Casablanca, and that those only flying the domestic leg still clear Moroccan immigration at Casablanca and Tanger due to the nature of the route.
Which is correct?
Best Answer
Since you do not hold a valid travel document for Morocco I think you will be refused to board in Zurich but you should contact the airport about this matter.
Why do you not fly to Malaga (EU) and then take a two hour bus to Gibraltar? You can travel this route for less than 100 euro easily.. I bet this will be cheaper and faster than first flying to Morocco and then with an intermediate stop onwards to Gibraltar.
Edit: In addition you can contact the Moroccan Embassy to see if they accept your European Identity card as there are some countries that accept them even if there is no formal agreement between those countries. For Dutch this was the case with Morocco but this is now no longer the case.
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