Algerians Chose France, Turkey, Spain for the New Year Celebration

As many as 105 thousand Algerian nationals took off abroad to celebrate the New Year.

According to director of exploitation at the International Airport of Algiers, Brinard Badi, 105 thousands Algerian passengers took the plane in the 3 last weeks of December, adding that 68 percent of them chose France, 41 percent went to Turkey, while 6891 passengers chose Spain, and 5493 headed to Qatar. 

The Arab Spring that blew on the region has heavily affected the tourism field, as no Algerian went to the strife torn Libya in the three last weeks of December, compared to 953 passengers in the same period of 2010, the figures show.

Syria, which used to be an attractive destination for Algerians, has seen a 42.38 percent drop of flights during the same period.

Tunisia was not affected a lot with only 8.68 percent drop, which means that it is still an attractive destination for Algerians.