Dubai, Emirates, has launched its daily non-stop service from Dubai to Houari Boumediene Airport today. It is the 22nd gateway for Emirates in Africa and the airline’s 130th international destination.

“The launch of our operations in Algiers will provide a wealth of new travel options for customers in Algeria, who will be able to fly non-stop to our industry leading hub in Dubai and conveniently connect to points across the Middle East, the Asian Subcontinent, the Far East and Australasia," said Adel Al Redha, executive vice president engineering and operations.  

“With the start of our daily non-stop service from Dubai, Emirates looks forward to introducing a whole new audience to Algeria, bringing leisure travellers from around the globe to experience this country’s unique attractions. We are confident that Algeria will be a popular destination for business and leisure travellers alike, boosting tourism and opening new markets for business and trade.” added Al Redha.

On board today’s inaugural were Emirates’ executive vice president engineering and operations, Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ divisional senior vice president planning and research, Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ divisional senior vice president group security, Dr Abdullah Al Hashimi, Emirates’ senior vice president commercial operations for africa, Jean Luc Grillet, and Emirates senior vice president cargo, planning and freighters, Hiran Perera.
The flight also included Algerian Ambassador to the UAE, Hamid Chebira, global head-DVP, VFS (GCC) LLC, Pradeep Suvarna, and managing director of Michelin, Prashant Prabhu.    

The new daily non-stop flight to Algiers, operated by an A330-200 with a belly hold capacity of 12 tonnes, will take Emirates SkyCargo’s weekly cargo capacity into and out of the country to more than 160 tonnes. 

Starting 1st March, EK 757 will depart Dubai daily at 0845hrs and arrive at HouariBoumediene Airport at 1330hrs. The return flight, EK 758, departs Algiers at 1535hrs and lands in Dubai at 0055hrs the next day.

Algiers the capital and largest city of Algeria, is located in the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea. The city's attractions, include the Great Mosque, the National Library, Martyrs Square, the Bardo Museum and multiple monuments and forts.