The government of Sudan wants airlines to start flying to Sudan again. EgyptAir was the first commercial flight to go to or leave Sudan since the conflict started in April.
The EgyptAir plane had over 100 people on board. It flew from Cairo, Egypt to Port Sudan in Sudan in the morning and then came back to Egypt in the afternoon.
The Governor of Red Sea State, Fathallah Haj Ahmed, said to the media that the EgyptAir flight showed that Sudan is secure and calm for flights from other countries.
This message is for everyone in the world to know that Sudan is safe and steady. Mr Ahmed said that the message being sent is for international airlines to start flying to Sudan again because it is completely safe.
Sudan stopped allowing planes to fly in its airspace in April of this year. This happened because the Sudanese military and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were fighting each other.
On 15 August, the government of Sudan said that they have allowed planes to fly again in the eastern part of the country.
Egypt’s consul general in Sudan, Sameh Farouq, mentioned that Egypt Air will have a flight going from Egypt to Sudan and back every week.
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Airlines asked to resume Sudan flights
