Sudanese civil aviation authority opens airspace in eastern sector
Sudan’s Civil Aviation Authority has reopened air traffic airspace in the country’s eastern sector.
“The Sudanese civil aviation authority issued a notice to open the airspace for air traffic in the country’s eastern sector as of today,” a statement by Khartoum International Airport said.
The statement said the authority announced the launching of an alternative air navigation centre in the eastern city of Port Sudan.
Sudan’s airspace had been closed since the outbreak of the clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in mid-April.
The air navigation systems at Khartoum International Airport were affected by the conflict between the two fighting factions near the airport.
Since then, Khartoum International Airport has been out of service.
To evacuate the country, diplomats and foreign nationals had used a small airport affiliated with the army’s Wadi Seidna Air Base in Omdurman City, northwest of the capital Khartoum.
Other countries used Port Sudan International Airport in the Red Sea State, more than 800 kilometres east of Khartoum.
Sudan had been witnessing deadly clashes between the country’s armed forces and paramilitary forces in Khartoum and other areas since April 15, resulting in at least 3,000 deaths and more than 6,000 injuries, according to the Sudanese Health Ministry.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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