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Air Algérie to reach 100 aircraft as new ATR, Airbus and Boeing deliveries arrive, minister says

13 November 2026 · Algeria Now

Air Algérie to reach 100 aircraft as new ATR, Airbus and Boeing deliveries arrive, minister says — Photo : Mark Harkin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

ALGIERS — The fleet of Air Algérie, the state-owned national carrier, will grow to 100 aircraft once all the planes on order have been delivered, Transport Minister Saïd Sayoud told the National People's Assembly (APN), the lower house of parliament, on Thursday.

Answering oral questions, Sayoud said the total would serve both domestic and international routes. Of the 16 ATR turboprops ordered for the domestic network under an agreement signed in July 2025, one has been received, two more are due before the end of 2026, and the rest will arrive during 2027. The airline has also ordered 10 Airbus and 18 Boeing aircraft, with deliveries due by the end of this year and through 2027.

The minister said President Abdelmadjid Tebboune had ordered major investment in the national carrier, tied in particular to new domestic routes in the far south, among them Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Tamanrasset and Tindouf. More flights will be added at all domestic airports to meet rising demand, he said.

Sayoud also addressed road transport. Following a presidential decision, public transport vehicles aged 25 years or more are to be taken off the road, and a large import programme for new buses is under way. The first phase removes buses aged 30 years and above, with each province receiving a quota. The second phase covers buses between 25 and 30 years old, which operators may replace voluntarily, including some younger vehicles.

The announcements come as the airline widens its offer. Air Algérie has opened bookings for summer 2027, and from 24 December it will launch a direct Algiers–Athens route, with one flight a week at first, rising to two from March 2027. Fares for Algiers–Paris flights in July start at 22,929 dinars.

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