Air Algérie SpA is the national airline of Algeria, with its head office in the Immeuble El-Djazair in Algiers. With flights operating from Houari Boumedienne Airport, Air Algérie operates scheduled international services to 39 destinations in 28 countries in Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as domestic services to 32 airports.
n 1946, Compagnie Générale de Transports Aériens (CGTA) was established. It started flights between Algeria and Europe on a charter basis in 1947, but by the end of the decade scheduled flights serving Algiers, Basle, Bône, Geneva, Marseilles, Paris, Philippeville and Toulouse were operated. Compagnie Air Transport (CAT), subsidiary of Air France and Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, was formed in the late 1940s to connect Basle, Lyon, Marseilles, Paris and Toulouse with Algiers, Constantine and Oran. Seasonal London-Deauville and London-Le Touquet flights were also undertaken. Following the drop in traffic after 1951, a merging partner was under consideration. CGTA and CAT merged on 23 May 1953 to form the Compagnie Générale de Transports Aériens Air Algérie.
Air Algérie is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO). Subsidiary for freight is Air Algérie Cargo
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Boeing 737-7B6, registration 7T-VJP, built 1999, serial number 28982 Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 30 July 2016
