Hundreds of Morocco's football fans have been left devastated by the cancellation of flights that were supposed to take them to the World Cup semi-finals.
Royal Air Maroc had planned to run seven additional flights.
The decision was made after the FA promised to give fans free tickets to the game.
It said on Wednesday that the flights had been stopped.
Royal Air Maroc regrets to inform customers that their flights have been canceled due to the restrictions imposed by the Qatari authorities.
The government's central communications office hasn't responded to a request for comment on why the airline was stopped from flying.
In a post on its social media channels on Monday, the airline offered to put on 30 additional flights in order to make it easier for fans to get to Qatar.
There would be seven additional flights.
A number of fans were left out of pocket because of the cancellation.
The airline apologized and promised to reimburse passengers.
The promise of free tickets from the country's FA has attracted a number of Morocco's expatriates to arrive in the country.
Five million people are estimated to be living around the world with many of them in France.
The fans were angry when the free tickets promised by the FA didn't materialise.
The supporter, who was from Paris, said she couldn't find a ticket for the game.
She said that the game was symbolic because it was Morocco against France and she was half French and halfMoroccan.
There aren't reliable sources. There is no reliable source of information. I'm sad because I don't know what we'll do...
The clash is the first time an African side have reached this stage of football's biggest competition, and their French rivals are heavily favored to advance to the final.
"We don't want to wait another 40 years for an African team to shine on the world stage, and that's why we're confident," said Walid Regragui, who was born in Paris.
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