KQ cancels flights to and from Khartoum over ongoing violence

The Kenya Airways (KQ) management has indefinitely cancelled all flights into and out of Khartoum effective April 15, 2023 over ongoing fighting between Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Force (RSF), a paramilitary outfit that has since broke ranks with the army.

According to a statement by KQ, the decision was reached at following the reported unrest in Sudan´s capital Khartoum.

While apologising to its customers for the inconvenience caused, the airline has advised all its customers to get in touch with the customer Excellence Center via, +254 711 024, WhatsApp, +254 705 474 474 or via email , [email protected].

A power struggle between Sudan’s army and RSF has rocked the country, with 60 civilians’ deaths reported so far.

The clashes erupted after tensions over a proposed transition to civilian rule.

Both the army and its opponents, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), claimed they had control of the airport and other key sites in Khartoum, where fighting continued overnight.

Heavy artillery was heard in Omdurman, which adjoins Khartoum, and nearby Bahri in the early hours of Sunday morning. Eyewitnesses also reported gunfire in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan.

The army said jets were hitting RSF bases, and the country’s air force told people to remain in their homes on Saturday night while it conducted a full aerial survey of paramilitary activity.