Air Malta is planning to open a new route to Oran, Algeria’s second largest city, a major port and the commercial, industrial and educational centre of western Algeria. The twice weekly frequency is expected to operate every Monday and Thursday from July 20 till August 31. In the meantime, Air Malta’s twice weekly flights to Algiers will increase to three weekly flights during the peak summer months just after Ramadan, operating every Monday, Thursday and Sunday. Air Malta’s general sales agents for Algeria is Soleil Voyages, which is backed up by a network of local travel agents that will be selling Air Malta and Malta across the whole country.