{"id":63663,"date":"2025-04-02T10:53:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T10:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=63663"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T10:53:26","slug":"algiers-abuja-direct-flights-take-off-april-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/04\/02\/algiers-abuja-direct-flights-take-off-april-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Algiers-Abuja Direct Flights Take Off April 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Ifeoluwa Odunayo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria and Algeria are set to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties as Air Alg\u00e9rie launches its first-ever direct flight from Algiers to Abuja on April 6, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the development in a statement by Acting Spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa, noting that the service is a product of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement between both nations. The flights will be operated using a Boeing 737.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond easing travel, the new route is expected to enhance trade, tourism, and investment opportunities, while providing Nigerians with a seamless link to Europe through Algeria\u2019s strategic location.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian Embassy in Algiers was instrumental in finalizing the agreement, and the inaugural flight will carry Nigerian diplomats, community leaders, and top Algerian officials.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Government has congratulated Air Alg\u00e9rie on this milestone and assured full support for the success and continuity of the route.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens and businesses are encouraged to take advantage of this improved connectivity for economic and cultural benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ifeoluwa Odunayo Nigeria and Algeria are set to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties as Air Alg\u00e9rie launches its first-ever direct flight from Algiers to Abuja on April 6, 2025. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the development in a statement by Acting Spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa, noting that the service is a product of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":63664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-63663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63663"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63665,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63663\/revisions\/63665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}