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Air Algérie restores three weekly flights to Brazzaville

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Air Algérie restored its direct Algiers–Brazzaville route during the night of 26 to 27 October 2026, with three weekly flights planned. The inaugural flight was welcomed at Maya-Maya Airport by officials from both countries and marks the resumption of a service suspended for several years, according to Congo-B.

Air Algérie has reinstated its direct route between Algiers and Brazzaville, with three weekly flights to the capital of the Republic of the Congo. The inaugural flight landed at Maya-Maya International Airport during the night of 26 to 27 October, according to Congo-B.

Congolese Transport Minister Josué Rodrigue Ngouonimba and Algeria’s ambassador to the Congo, Azzedine Riache, attended the ceremony. The ambassador said the resumption was part of the implementation of the bilateral air transport services agreement. He highlighted business travel and the economic, commercial and cultural exchanges that the route could facilitate.

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