EgyptAir will resume direct flights from Egypt to Sudan

EgyptAir will resume direct flights from Egypt to Sudan

The announcement came hours after General Burhan and Al Sisi concluded talks in Cairo

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi shakes hands with Sudan's army chief, General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, at the Egyptian coastal town of El Alamein, on August 29, 2023. — Reuters

By AP Published: Wed 30 Aug 2023, 2:32 PM Last updated: Wed 30 Aug 2023, 2:33 PM

Egyptian authorities said the national carrier will resume direct flights to Sudan this week following high profile talks between the Egyptian president and Sudan's military chief.

Egypt's Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Tuesday that EgyptAir would launch a weekly flight route from Cairo to the Sudanese coastal city of Port Sudan starting Friday. No further details were given.

Sudan plunged into chaos in mid-April when simmering tensions between the military, led by Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere.

The flight announcement came hours after Burhan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi concluded talks in Cairo. The visit marks the Sudanese general’s first trip abroad since fighting erupted on April 15.

Sudanese authorities reopened the airspace in the east of the country earlier this month, according