Fly directly to North Africa! The "Shanghai-Casablanca" route is launched.
At 12:41 local time on January 19, Morocco (19:41 Beijing time on January 19), China Eastern Airlines' Shanghai Airlines flight FM871, carrying 237 passengers, successfully arrived at Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport in Morocco. Casablanca welcomed the flight with the highest etiquette of the "Watergate Ceremony" to celebrate the successful maiden flight of the route. This route connects the two economic centre cities, broadening the exchanges and cooperation between the countries that jointly build the "Belt and Road" and creating more possibilities for Chinese passengers to enjoy the convenience of the "visa-free circle of friends".
The round-trip flight number of "Shanghai-Casablanca" launched this time is FM871/872, with three flights per week: the outbound flight takes off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 01:55 on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday and arrives at Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport at 13:10; the return flight takes off from Casablanca at 17:10 on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday and arrives at Shanghai Pudong at 16:40 the next day Beijing time.
The flight stops in Marseille, France, on both the way. Passengers who do not go to Marseille do not need a Schengen or transit visa but only need to stay in the international transit area of Marseille Airport.
Morocco implements a visa-free policy for Chinese citizens. Casablanca is located in the west of Morocco, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest city in Morocco and the largest port city, economic centre, and transportation hub. As early as 1986, Casablanca and Shanghai were established as sister cities.
