Emirates Airlines will begin flying daily to the Algerian capital, Algiers, before the end of the year after the addition of a flight to its route. The carrier will increase its six flights a week to seven from 13th December with a new service every Wednesday operated by a Boeing 777-300.

The flight will provide an addition of eight first class, 42 business class and 310 economy class seats on both departure and return flights.

"In line with healthy commercial demand, we are pleased to introduce an additional service to Algiers which will offer our customers even more choice and convenience to connect to Dubai and onward destinations particularly in the Middle East, Far East, West Asia, Indian Ocean and Australia," said Orhan Abbas, Emirates Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations for Africa.

Emirates first began flying to Algiers in March 2013 and has carried more than half a million passengers on the route.