Air Algérie expects 16 ATRs, 10 Airbuses and 18 Boeings
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Algérie 360
On Thursday, before MPs in Algiers, Transport Minister Saïd Sayoud outlined a delivery schedule aimed at expanding domestic flights, particularly to the Grand Sud. One aircraft has already joined the fleet, two more are expected by December and thirteen next year, according to Algérie360.
Transport Minister Saïd Sayoud outlined on Thursday, before the members of the People’s National Assembly (APN) in Algiers, a delivery schedule aimed at increasing domestic flights. Sixteen ATR turboprops are to bolster the domestic network: one has already joined the fleet, two more have been announced by December, and the remaining thirteen will arrive over the course of next year. The minister says travellers in the provinces (wilayas) of the far south, particularly Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Tamanrasset and Tindouf, have had their burden eased.
The minister also cited significant investment in the national carrier Air Algérie, along with new routes. The airline is due to take delivery of ten Airbus aircraft and 18 Boeings, some before the end of the current year and the rest during the following year, as part of a renewal programme that is to bring the fleet to 100 new aircraft to meet domestic and international demand.
On the road transport front, the minister recalled that the President of the Republic has decided: public transport buses that have reached the age of 25 years are to be withdrawn from service. They will be replaced in stages, with new buses meeting the required technical standards.
