South Sudan reopens airports for regional, international flights
An areal view of the Juba International Airport (Photo credit: unknown)
May 11, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan government has announced that it has reopened its airports to international and regional flights after almost two months of closure imposed by the spread of coronavirus.
Text of the notice by South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority (SSCAA) obtained by South Sudan News now (Credit: SSCAA)
In late March, the high-level taskforce announced the closure of South Sudan’s airports both in the states and the capital Juba.
The closure was part of measures put forth by the government to fight the spread of the coronavirus also known as COVID-19.
Over the weekend, President Salva Kiir ordered that those measures, which include curfew and travel ban, be eased despite surge in cases.
South Sudan as of Monday has 174 confirmed cases of coronavirus.
In a notice obtained by the South Sudan News Now and addressed to “all air operators, UNMISS, NGOs and ground handlers,” the CEO of South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority (SSCAA), Subek John David Dada, said airports have been reopened and that regional and international flights as well as land travel to and from the country were allowed.
Text of the notice by South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority (SSCAA) obtained by South Sudan News now (Credit: SSCAA)
This, Dada said, was in line with President Salva Kiir’s directives to ease the measures set forth by the government to fight the disease.
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