Algeria’s presidency has announced the closure of the country’s airspace to all Moroccan planes, according to the presidency, in the latest dispute between the two neighbours at odds mainly over Western Sahara.
The move on Wednesday was announced after a meeting of the High Security Council chaired by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
A statement said the immediate shutting down affected “all civilian and military aircraft as well as to those registered in Morocco”.
The decision came “in view of the continued provocations and hostile practices on the Moroccan side”, it added.
There was no immediate reaction by Morocco.
A source at Royal Air Maroc (RAM) told Reuters news agency the move would only affect 15 flights weekly linking Morocco with Tunisia, Turkey and Egypt.
The source, who asked to remain anonymous, described the impact on RAM as insignificant and said the relevant flights could reroute over the Mediterranean...
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