Sudan’s Civil Aviation Authority , responsible for regulation of Sudan's Civil Aviation , has reopened airspace in the eastern part of the country for air traffic, first time since the outbreak of the conflict in the country.
"The Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority issued a notice to open the airspace for air traffic in the country's eastern sector as of today," said a statement by Khartoum International Airport on Tuesday.
The statement said the authority announced the launching of an alternative air navigation center in the eastern city of Port Sudan.
This will allow the resumption of commercial flights and cargo between Port Sudan Airport and Cairo Airport via Sudan Airways and the two companies (Badr and Tarco).
Sudan’s airspace has been closed for civil flights since the starting of the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on April 15, as air navigation systems at Khartoum International Airport were affected by violent clashes near and in the premises of the airport.
Since then, Khartoum International Airport has been out of service. To evacuate the country, diplomats and foreign nationals have used a small airport affiliated with the army’s Wadi Seidna Air Base in Omdurman City, northwest of the capital Khartoum.
For the purpose of evacuations or sending relief materials or any other humanitarian assistance, other countries used Port Sudan International Airport mostly , in the Red Sea State, that's more than 800 km east of Khartoum.
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