Services are generally reliable, but air travel to the far south may be subject to delay during the dry summer months because of sand storms. There is an Air Alg rie office in every Algerian town which is served by the airline. Reservations and itineraries can be arranged from these offices, but as some of the more isolated offices are not connected by computer, fax or telex, reservations should be confirmed well in advance.
Offices are very busy in the major towns.
Daily but fairly slow services operate in the northern part of the country between Algiers and Oran, B jaia, Skikda, Annaba and Constantine. Trains on the southern routes only carry second-class coaches. Road surfaces are reasonably good. All vehicles travelling in the desert should be in good mechanical condition, as breakdown facilities are virtually non-existent. Travellers must carry full supplies of water and petrol.