Tunisia's ministries of transport and tourism have agreed to form a joint working team to study the opening of new air routes, led by routes to Russia and China, with the aim of supporting tourism traffic and boosting domestic airports.
The agreement came during a meeting chaired by Minister of Transport Rachid Amri and Minister of Tourism Sofiene Tekaya, where the two sides stressed the importance of air connectivity with promising markets, especially in light of growing demand from international tourism companies, along with working to improve airport infrastructure and the readiness of the Tunisair fleet, according to a post on the Tunisian Ministry of Transport's Facebook page.
Tunisian Minister of Tourism Sofiene Tekaya stressed the importance of accelerating the development of air and maritime transport to enhance the competitiveness of the Tunisian destination, and pointed to plans to launch an expansion of maritime tourism activity from 2026, with spaces allocated inside airports and ports to display handicraft products and promote traditional industries.
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