On October 22, local time, Khartoum International Airport, the capital of Sudan, issued a statement announcing that the airport has resumed domestic flights from the same day.This is the first time that Khartoum International Airport has resumed operations since the outbreak of armed conflict in Sudan more than two years ago.。
The statement said a flight from Sudanese airlines landed at Khartoum International Airport the same day, an important step in the Sudanese aviation industry's recovery and gradual restoration of air traffic.
The Sudanese Armed Forces said earlier on the 22nd that Khartoum International Airport was attacked by a drone in the early morning of that day, which was the second consecutive day that the airport was attacked. The Sudanese Armed Forces said that its air defense forces successfully intercepted and repelled a drone attack launched by the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces against Khartoum International Airport, which caused no loss of people or property. The Rapid Support Forces have not yet responded to this attack.
On April 15, 2023, the Armed Forces of Sudan and the Rapid Support Forces erupted an armed conflict in the capital of Khartoum, after which the war spread to other regions. The armed conflict that lasted for more than two years has killed 30,000 people and displaced more than 12 million people. After the conflict erupted, Khartoum International Airport was severely damaged, long controlled by the Rapid Support Forces of Sudan and closed. On March 26, this year, the Armed Forces of Sudan said that they had taken control of Khartoum International Airport on the same day.