Algerian flag carrier, Air Algérie, will launch two weekly non-stop flights to Johannesburg from September 21. The connection is part of the airline’s greater route expansion plan.
The airline said in a press statement that the service would connect Algiers Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) and Johannesburg OR Tambo (JNB) during the southern summer season, and that the service would continue throughout the rest of the year.
The new ALG-JNB route will be the carrier’s longest within Africa, at 7 433km.
Flights from Algiers will operate on Sundays and Thursdays, and the return service will operate on Mondays and Thursdays using an Airbus A330. The schedule is as follows:
