First Italian plane in Algiers since 1995

A plane from the Italian airline company, Alitalia, on Monday made its first flight to the airport of the Algerian capital since 1995.

An Algerian official sources explained that the plane carried an Algerian sports team with 230 members coming from Johannesburg, South Africa.

Alitalia and other airlines companies are preparing to resume their flights to Algeria after a cessation since January 1995, following the hijacking of a French plane at Algiers' airport.