The leaders of Venezuela and Algeria agreed on June 9 to open an air connection between Caracas and Algiers. It is expected to be active on July 27, the day Conviasa had already announced that it would fly to that country.
The Algerian Ministry of Transport reported this Sunday, July 17, that civil aeronautical experts from that country and Venezuela met to open a direct air route between Algiers and Caracas for next Wednesday, the 27th of this month; thus specifying the announcement made by President Nicolás Maduro on his tour of Eurasia and Africa to establish air connections with that country.
According to a statement issued by the Algerian Transport Ministry, this meeting was organized in accordance with the instructions given by the president of that country, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to finalize the details of the air connection.
The president of the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC), M/G Juan Teixeira Días, together with the Venezuelan ambassador to Algeria, José de Jesús Sojo Reyes, held a meeting with the Algerian Minister of Transport, Abdullah Mongi, who was in company of officials assigned to the office he presides over.
In Mongi’s opinion, the opening of the direct airline between Algiers and Caracas “will contribute to the consolidation of economic and cultural relations between the two countries” and will help improve “the volume of commercial exchanges and the movement of people and merchandise as well as strengthening tourism and scientific and cultural missions.”
In recent days, Conviasa announced in its social networks that as of July 27, it would make its first flight to Algeria.
Algiers, capital of Algeria, a cultural city that houses different museums, monuments, cathedrals, palaces and beautiful gardens. Meet her in the wings of Conviasa this July 27.
Get your ticket at https://t.co/M3KXiUtSuC or at any of the authorized travel agencies. pic.twitter.com/ibziRidI1l
— Conviasa Airline (@LAConviasa) July 12, 2022
On July 9, the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC) reported that they were included Algeria and Qatar as one of the countries allowed to fly to and from Venezuela, which brings the number of destinations authorized by the aeronautical authority to 14.
Until the publication of the Notam, the destinations allowed by the INAC were Turkey, Russia, Mexico, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Spain, Portugal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Iran and Brazil; these last two added to the list on June 27.
The leaders of Algeria and Venezuela, Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Nicolás Maduro, agreed on Wednesday, June 9 open an air connection between Caracas and Algiers for July; this during the tour that the leader of the Executive starred in Eurasia; decision that is made after the African nation decided to suspend the Treaty of Friendship with Spain and the first measures were taken, such as the freezing of bank accounts.
The announcement of the new air connection between the two nations was offered by the leaders at a joint press conference in Algiers.
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