#Algeria : The boss of the public maritime transport company, Algérie Ferries, was sacked on Thursday by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, following the discontent of users in France because of malfunctions in the sale of tickets.
She justified these decisions by «their behavior which damages the image of Algeria and the interests of the citizens».
Since the opening of ticket reservations, dozens of people camp daily in front of the Algeria Ferries agency in Paris, to go to Algeria this summer.
The Algerian company provides a weekly ferry connection between Marseille and Algiers.
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The same scenario repeated itself in several towns in France, where a very large Algerian community lives.
Since the lifting of travel restrictions between Algeria and France, put in place because of the Covid-19 pandemic, hundreds of people of Algerian origin have been looking for a ticket to come and spend a holiday or visit their families. In vain.
On social networks, many Internet users have complained regarding the operation of the Algeria Ferries reservation platform and the inability to buy tickets for a crossing during the summer, ensuring that all services are complete until the month of September.
Moreover, even if plane tickets between France and Algeria are among the most expensive in the Maghreb, flights are taken by storm in the summer period.
