South Korea and Algeria are set to launch direct flights four times a week.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced Monday that the two countries agreed to establish a direct air route and set traffic rights at bilateral aviation talks held in Algiers on July 7 at 5 p.m. local time.
The two countries signed an aviation agreement in January 2005, which took effect in July 2009, but direct services never materialized because detailed negotiations on traffic rights were never concluded.
At the talks, delegations from both sides agreed to set combined passenger and cargo traffic rights at four flights per week. Flights will be permitted to operate to and from all airports in both countries, including regional airports.
"The Incheon-Addis Ababa route to Ethiopia is currently the only direct air link between South Korea and Africa, meaning the supply base has been somewhat insufficient relative to Africa's growth potential and intercontinental travel demand," said Lee So-young, the ministry's aviation policy director. "We will actively encourage and support airlines from both countries to launch services so that regular routes become a reality and passenger convenience is improved."
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