Google Flights displays 29-hour Málaga-Madrid route via Casablanca
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bladi
After the rail collision in Spain, Google Flights displayed a Málaga-Madrid itinerary via Casablanca on 28 October, operated by Royal Air Maroc, for 433 to 446 euros. The longest journey lasted 28 hours and 40 minutes, including 25 hours and 40 minutes waiting in Morocco, according to El Español.
On Wednesday 28 October, Google Flights displayed a one-way journey from Málaga to Madrid via Casablanca for up to 446 euros, lasting 28 hours and 40 minutes. Spanish daily El Español noted the option after checking the comparison site around midday, while the rail collision near Urda had halted high-speed services between Madrid and Andalusia.
The Royal Air Maroc itinerary called for departure from Málaga at 13:25 and arrival in Madrid the following day at 18:05, including 25 hours and 40 minutes waiting in Morocco. It was an option offered by the comparison site, not a journey taken by a passenger. Other options reached 16 hours and 25 minutes via Prague for 308 euros, 1,123 euros via Paris and 1,708 euros via Amsterdam.
On the same day, Iberia announced a cap of 99 euros in economy class and 149 euros in business class on its routes between Madrid and Andalusia, until 8 November. The airline also added 520 seats to its 28 October schedule, including 362 on Madrid-Málaga flights, as well as two additional services, at 20:00 from Madrid to Málaga and at 22:00 in the opposite direction.
The disruption came after the collision of two high-speed trains in Spain on 28 October. Spain subsequently began three days of national mourning on 29 October, after a death toll of 68 was announced in the headline published that day.
