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Emirates to resume Khartoum flights
DUBAI, July 4, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – The Middle East’s largest carrier,
Emirates Airline, said Thursday it has decided to resume flights to Sudan
from July 8 after a one-month suspension in the face of deadly unrest.
“After closely monitoring the situation in Sudan and conducting an
exhaustive review of all operational factors, we have decided to resume our
services to Khartoum,” Emirates said in a statement.
The carrier suspended its services to Sudan in early June along with fellow
UAE carriers Etihad and Flydubai.
Emirates will run one daily flight to Sudan, which has witnessed sporadic
deadly violence between its ruling generals and a powerful protest movement.
Protest leaders held their first talks with the generals on Wednesday since
security forces bloodily dispersed a long-running sit-in outside army
headquarters on June 3.
More than 100 people were killed in that action, according to doctors close
to the umbrella protest movement, the Alliance for Freedom and Change.
The health ministry says 78 people were killed nationwide on that day.
The resumed talks are focused on the makeup and leadership of a new
governing body to replace the current transitional military council.
A civilian-led ruling body is the central demand of the protest movement.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1503 hrs