► MOROCCO: Jetairfly to launch new flights to Holland, France for Summer.

Following on from our previous post, Jetairfly (TB), the LCC successor to Jet4you, a low-cost Moroccan carrier, has announced the imminent launch of four new routes between the Netherlands, France and Morocco.

► MOROCCO: Ryanair officially announces Fez, Marrakech as new bases; Essaouira, Rabat as new airports.

Confirming our previous speculative post, Ryanair (FR) has officially announced it would open two new bases in Morocco in 2013, at Fez (No 56) and Marrakech (No 57) with a total of three based-aircraft, as Ryanair invests over USD210 million in Morocco. 

► RÉUNION: Air Austral to continue French services until January 2013.

Réunion based carrier Air Austral (UU) is to continue its services between Réunion and various French cities namely Marseilles, Toulouse, Lyon and Nantes into January of 2013, having previously announced their suspension for 28 October 2012. Its service to Bordeaux however (routed via Marseille) is to end on 28 October 2012.

Air Austral Route Network

Air Austral: St. Denis de la Réunion – Lyon, France – Nantes, France
-Effective until 20 January 2013

• UU947 RUN2300 – 0705+1LYS0815+1 – 0925+1NTE 77W 3
• UU948 NTE1515 – 1620LYS1730 – 0700+1RUN 77W 4
  

St. Denis de la Réunion – Marseille, France – Toulouse, France

-Effective until 20 January 2013

• UU945 RUN2300 – 0650+1MRS0800 – 0855+1TLS 77W 5
• UU946 TLS1515 – 1610MRS1725 – 0630+1RUN 77W 6

St. Denis de la Réunion – Marseille, France – Bordeaux, France

-Service ends 28 October 2012

Source [AirlineRoute]

The route rationalizations come as part of Air Austral's efforts to return to profitability following a nasty 2011 financial year which ultimately forced the cancellation of the carrier's Australian and South Pacific operations, as well as the cancellation of two Airbus A380s it had ordered.