Air Algérie is planning to launch two flights a week from Algiers to Johannesburg this year. Here are the details…
South Africans can fly Johannesburg to Algiers twice-weekly
North African carrier, Air Algérie has plans to begin a new twice-weekly route connecting Algiers and Johannesburg, South Africa from 26 March 2023.
According to Travel News, Air Algérie said that it would be using an Airbus A330-200 for this service. The airline will also offer the same frequency for Addis Ababa flights from 27 March, and twice or thrice weekly flights to Libreville from 26 March as well.
The Johannesburg route will connect in both directions with Frankfurt, Brussels, London Heathrow,Istanbul, Milan Malpensa, Metz/Nancy (in the Lorraine region, eastern France), Paris CDG and Paris Orly.
The Addis Ababa flights will connect with Marseille, Geneva, Marseille, Milan Malpensa, Paris Orly, Paris CDG, and Rome, while those to Libreville will connect with Basel, Brussels, Geneva, Lyon, Metz/Nancy, Milan Malpensa, Paris CDG, Paris Orly, and Rome.
Condor also kicks off flights from Joburg
German airline, Condor, also officially began its new route connecting Frankfurt with Johannesburg on Saturday, 5 November. The new route will supplement Condor’s seasonal Cape Town flights during the Northern hemisphere winter season (South African summer season), and will offer twice-weekly flights between the two cities.
FLIGHT SCHEDULE:
The Johannesburg to Frankfurt flight, DE2089 departs Johannesburg at 19:15 on Tuesdays and Saturdays, arriving in Frankfurt at 05:25 the following morning.
The Monday Frankfurt to Johannesburg flight, DE2088, departs Frankfurt at 21:55, arriving in Johannesburg at 9:55 the following morning.
The Friday Frankfurt to Johannesburg flight, DE2088 departs Frankfurt at 20:25, arriving in Johannesburg at 08:25 the following day.
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