{"id":20536,"date":"2025-11-13T15:13:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=20536"},"modified":"2025-11-13T15:13:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:13:21","slug":"comprehensive-plan-to-modernize-transport-expand-air-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=20536","title":{"rendered":"Comprehensive Plan to Modernize Transport, Expand Air Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers<\/strong> &#8211; The Ministry of Interior, Local Authorities, and Transport has unveiled a comprehensive plan to modernize the transport sector, expand the domestic air network, and improve services to the southern regions of Algeria. Minister Said Saioud announced the details during a session in the Council of the Nation on Thursday, November 13, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The plan prioritizes the digitization of public transport, aiming for a significant leap towards electronic payment systems. Minister Saioud revealed that 132 land stations are being equipped with electronic payment devices, with 66 already operational across various provinces. <\/p>\n<p>A key component is the launch of &#8220;Mahatati,&#8221; the first digital platform for land transport, developed by SOGRAL. This platform will provide real-time travel schedules, seat availability information, and a mechanism for reporting safety concerns. SOGRAL is also introducing self-service kiosks for electronic ticket purchases using bank and postal cards, streamlining the ticketing process.<\/p>\n<p>Further advancements include ETUSA&#8217;s planned launch of &#8220;E-KHADAMATI&#8221; in the first half of 2026, facilitating online ticket purchases and electronic payments. The SNTF&#8217;s online booking and payment platform has been operational since October, while Setram has launched the &#8220;ETWASSEL&#8221; application for easy and secure tram ticket purchases via TPE.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister also highlighted progress on the unified ticket project, &#8220;BAYA Mobile,&#8221; which will integrate metro, tramway, cable car, railway, and bus services in Algiers into a single card.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing concerns about air connectivity to El Bayadh, Minister Saioud emphasized the strategic importance of the new &#8220;Domestic Airline&#8221; in bolstering services to underserved regions. The expansion of the domestic air network remains a priority, with plans to increase flight frequency and connect more cities across the country, especially in the South.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">More Algeria articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algiers &#8211; The Ministry of Interior, Local Authorities, and Transport has unveiled a comprehensive plan to modernize the transport sector, expand the domestic air network, and improve services to the southern regions of Algeria. Minister Said Saioud announced the details during a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20538,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20536\/revisions\/20538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}