Algeria – The reasons for the border closures and the suspension of all flights, from other countries to Algeria from March 1 to 31, exposed.
The Algerian government has in fact decided to suspend all flights from abroad to Algeria, by resorting to closing the borders. This is in particular to avoid any risk of transmission of the new variant of Covid-19 in Algeria. This is what the daily Echorouk indicates, today February 24, 2021.
In detail, the Turkish Embassy in Algeria announced on its official Facebook page that flights between the two countries have been suspended. This, following the decision of the Algerian authorities. It is therefore a question of the one on the cancellation of flights from abroad to Algeria, from March 01 to 31.
This decision, informing international airlines of the cancellation of all air traffic to Algeria, comes as part of the precautions taken to combat the spread of the new variant of the virus in Algeria. This has appeared in some foreign countries, explains the same media source.
Algeria closes its borders, and suspends exceptional entries with Tunisia
Indeed, this was announced by the private Tunisian radio station, Mosaïque FM, on Tuesday 23 February. This, indicating that the Algerian authorities had decided to close all border points and crossings with Tunisia. This decision concerns, according to the same source, all tourism and commercial operations between the two countries.
The Algerian authorities then proceed to close the borders and suspend all flights. These are scheduled by foreign airlines, and concern all countries. Thus, all those arriving from abroad to Algeria.
This approach is part of its preventive policy to fight the pandemic. In addition, this procedure remains temporary and intervenes in special circumstances, it is further explained.
