For the first time since a catastrophic conflict broke out between Sudan’s rival factions early this year, Egypt resumed direct commercial flights to Sudan on Tuesday.
The general consul of Egypt welcomed a flight on Tuesday in Port Sudan, a city on the coast of Sudan. The aircraft was handled by EgyptAir, the country’s official airline. He announced that EgyptAir would run a weekly nonstop service to Port Sudan.
After meeting with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in Egypt a week prior, the military chief of Sudan Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan resumed flying.
The Sudanese president has not traveled outside of his country before the outbreak of hostilities in April. The military controls Port Sudan, which has been mostly spared from conflict and has evolved into Sudan’s primary entrance point for relief shipments and aircraft.
According to Sudan’s civil aviation authority, the country’s eastern airspace was restored in the middle of August. The military controls Port Sudan, which has been mostly spared from conflict and has evolved into Sudan’s primary entrance point for relief shipments and aircraft.
Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, and other metropolitan centers have become battlegrounds as a result of the fighting. More than 4.8 million people left their homes in search of safety in other parts of Sudan or neighboring nations. Numerous thousands of people have died.