Saharawis from the refugee camps are regularly provided with free flights in Algerian military transport aircraft.

[16] Local authorities dispatched fourteen ambulances, ten fire apparatus and 130 personnel to attend to the crash site.

[17] Following the accident, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the President of Algeria, declared three days of national mourning,[10][18] echoing his reaction to the 2014 military air crash.

[19] For his part, Brahim Ghali, the President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, declared seven days of national mourning.

[11][14] Ahmed Gaid Salah, Chief of Staff of the Algerian Army, ordered an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.