3.2.3. Airport and flight connections (domestic and international)

Sources indicated that international flights from Arab countries to Port Sudan were available (e.g. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE).606 FlightConnections indicates that Port Sudan has airlines' connections with countries including Turkey, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, and UAE.607 FlightRadar indicated that, on 23 December 2024, commercial flights arrived from and departed Port Sudan to cities including Juba (Badr Airlines), Riyadh (Tarco Aviation and Starlink Aviation), Jeddah (Tarco Aviation and Starlink Aviation), Cairo (Egyptair and Badr Airlines), Djibouti (Taquan Air), Addis Ababa (Ethiopian Airlines and Badr Airlines), Doha (Tarco Aviation and Starlink Aviation), and Dubai (Tarco Aviation, Starlink Aviation, and Badr Airlines).608

Sources indicated that no commercial domestic flights were operating in the country.609 In an interview with EUAA, a human rights analyst with years of experience in the country indicated that in areas under SAF control, people can fly in military cargo flights, but they will have to know someone in the military to gain access and pay for the trip.610 In an interview with EUAA, Yousra Elbagir Ahmed Abdullah, Africa Correspondent for Sky News, similarly indicated that some people move within Sudan via humanitarian flights, but it is very limited, and added that within Sudan, most people travel by bus, and since land travel is the only way to move within the country, travelers will go through a checkpoint at some point during their journey.611 Sources indicated that the international airport in Khartoum is no longer operational due to heavy fighting in the city.612 Additional information could not be found among the sources consulted by EUAA within the time constraints of this report.