The Algerian consulate in Montreal had wished to reassure Algerian nationals residing in Canada and registered in the lists of the repatriation operation launched by air Algeria on December 2. the consul furthermore, in the same press release, officially announced the suspension of repatriation flights.
It was a week after the last flight from Montreal to Paris, carried out last Friday, that the Algerian Consul in Montreal had issued a press release where it announced that “due to the current context linked to the covid-19 pandemic , we inform our nationals that registrations are suspended until further notice.
The press release comes “in response to the many questions raised by our nationals”, according to the Algerian embassy in Montreal which tried to “reassure people already registered on the repatriation lists and who were not able to travel within the framework. flights already organized that they will not have to re-register again and that their registration remains valid. “.
Indeed, it is useful to remember that several repatriation flights were suspended from several international airports, including the Montreal airport, which created a lively controversy within the Algerian diaspora, and had even caused certain actions. of protest, especially since no official announcement of government or air Algeria was recorded.
The Algerian consul in Montreal had finally made a point of inviting “people who wish to submit new repatriation requests not to overload the platform with appointments, in order to allow as many nationals as possible to benefit from the usual consular services”.
