THE Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SC) has denied entry to a DHC-8-Q400 operated by Ethiopian Airlines on a charter flight from Addis Ababa to Hargeisa, capital of de facto independent Somaliland, reports Switzerland's ch-aviation.
The regulator said the flight, carrying unidentified 'Ethiopian VIPs' had not obtained the necessary permit to enter Somali airspace.
Flight ET8372 on January 17 was operated by ET-AUZ, which took off from Addis Ababa, heading east towards Somaliland, but turned around near Jijiga in northeastern Ethiopia and returned to the federal capital, according to Flightradar24 ADS-B data.
Ethiopian Airlines confirmed that the aircraft returned to Addis Ababa 'because there were doubts regarding the required permissions from Somalia, even after it had already commenced its journey'.
The airline's scheduled flights to both Hargeisa and Mogadishu continue unabated.
The Somali National News Agency reported that a B737-400(F) operated by AlphaSky, P4-JAG (msn 25102), was also denied entry to Somali airspace en route from Sharjah to Hargeisa, allegedly for failing to disclose its cargo.
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The regulator said the flight, carrying unidentified 'Ethiopian VIPs' had not obtained the necessary permit to enter Somali airspace.
Flight ET8372 on January 17 was operated by ET-AUZ, which took off from Addis Ababa, heading east towards Somaliland, but turned around near Jijiga in northeastern Ethiopia and returned to the federal capital, according to Flightradar24 ADS-B data.
Ethiopian Airlines confirmed that the aircraft returned to Addis Ababa 'because there were doubts regarding the required permissions from Somalia, even after it had already commenced its journey'.
The airline's scheduled flights to both Hargeisa and Mogadishu continue unabated.
The Somali National News Agency reported that a B737-400(F) operated by AlphaSky, P4-JAG (msn 25102), was also denied entry to Somali airspace en route from Sharjah to Hargeisa, allegedly for failing to disclose its cargo.
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