Algeria to resume international flights from June 1
International flights will resume in stages since being forced to close in March 2020 following the outbreak of Covid-19.
JOHANNESBURG, May 26 (ANA) – The government of Algeria has announced that the North African country will resume international flights from June 1.
International travel has been shut down since March 2020 due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
ANI and Sputnik reported on Tuesday that flights will be resumed in stages.
According to the news agencies, Nigeria will allow three airports to operate international flights, which include Algiers, Oran and Constantine. There will be two weekly flights to Paris and one weekly flight each to Marseille, Istanbul, Barcelona and Tunisia, ANI and Sputnik reported the prime minister’s office as saying.
All passengers will need to have a boarding pass and a negative PCR test taken within 36 hours before departure. They will also have to complete a health questionnaire and pay in advance for mandatory quarantine and tests.
The five-day mandatory quarantine will be conducted under medical supervision at one of the designated hotels, the news agencies wrote.
Should a coronavirus test come back positive at the end of the quarantine period, the passenger will have to spend five more days in isolation.
On May 17, RFI quoted Health Minister Abderrahmane Benbouzid as saying: “Those who test negative will be allowed to enter. Those who test positive will be isolated for 10 days. The cost of the test on arrival, and eventual accommodation charges in the event of isolation, will be borne by the visitor.”
In its latest update, Algeria has recorded 127,461 cases of Covid-19, with 88,672 recoveries and 3,433 deaths.
– African News Agency (ANA); Editing by Yaron Blecher