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Monday, April 13, 2020
The airline, Tassili Airlines (TAL), will operate some 30 flights from April 11 to 24 underway for the transport of SONATRACH personnel from and to the south, said on Saturday the Director of Communication of Tassili Airlines (TAL ), Karim Bahard.
“At the request of SONATRACH and after obtaining an exceptional flight authorization from the authorized bodies, we have started today a repatriation operation for SONATRACH staff from and to the south”, underlined the manager to the APS, specifying that this operation, for which the entire fleet (15 aircraft) of TAL has been mobilized, will be spread from 11 to 24 April in progress.
These flights are scheduled on departure and arrival from several airports at the national level, notably from Algiers, Oran, Annaba, Constantine, Hassi-Messaoud, Adrar, In Amenas, Hassi-R’mel and Rhoude-Nouss, according to Mr. Bahard.
As a subsidiary of the SONATRACH oil and gas group, TAL had suspended its regular domestic flights since March 22, while international flights had been canceled since March 19 due to the suspension of air traffic as a preventive measure against the spread. Corona virus (COVID-19).
Immobilized at Algiers Airport, the TAL fleet resumes service with “strict measures” of prevention against COVID-19, in particular the reduction of the number of passengers to half the capacity of aircraft during flights flown, said Bahard.
“In addition to the distribution of means and tools for protection against COVID-19 (hydro-alcoholic gel, bibs, gloves) on passengers, aircraft crews and personnel supervising this operation, we have also reduced to a minimum the number of passengers on board each flight as a measure of distancing against the spread of the virus, ”said the same source.
As part of this operation, a Bombardier Q 200 with a capacity of 37 seats carries only 10 passengers, the Bombardier Q 400 with a capacity of 74 seats carries only 20 passengers, while a Boeing 737- 800 with a capacity of 155 seats will see only 50 passengers on board, said the official.
Source: APS
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