UN aid flights grounded in South Sudan lacking clearances JUBA (18 Jul.) Humanitarian flights in South Sudan remained grounded on Monday, with the exception of two destinations, after the government failed to grant safety clearances.
The UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), operated by World Food Programme, notified users on Monday that all flights earlier planned for the day, with the exception of Aweil and Wau, were cancelled “due to lack of FSA,” which means “flight safety assurance." “Today’s passengers to Rubkona, Malakal, Yida, Pagak, Walgak, Waat and Leer will be prioritized in the next scheduled flight. Kindly refer to our weekly schedule. If the recovery date is not suitable, kindly notify us to cancel,” the airline stated. UNHAS said it plans to resume regular flights tomorrow “subject to receipt of Flight Safety Assurance (FSA) from the relevant authorities.” The airline said the FSA is still being processed. The clearances are normally provided by South Sudanese authorities. Commercial and humanitarian flights in South Sudan have been seriously disrupted since fighting in Juba last week. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14orfuEhTS_A1owzX8C2ewCHxXXcP8pELVO3JzfF6N045vw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
