(Geneva) \u2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A hitherto war torn Eats African country Somalia has registred another major milestone on its recovery journey with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) restoring air traffic control services after 30 years of turmoil .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
IATA in a statement said they welcomed the reclassification of airspace over Somalia and the surrounding region to Class A. This will take place at one minute past midnight on 26 January 2023 when air traffic control services will be operationally restored after a 30-year disruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of the region\u2019s busiest airways – linking the African subcontinent south of Ethiopia with the Middle East and Indian subcontinent as well as Western Europe with the Indian subcontinent and Indian Ocean islands – traverse Somalian airspace, which is officially known as the Mogadishu Flight Information Region (FIR). It covers the landmass surrounding the Horn of Africa and extends into the Indian Ocean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe reclassification of the Mogadishu FIR as \u2018Class A\u2019 airspace will significantly improve safety in the region and enhance efficiency. This is thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Somalia Airspace Special Coordination Team, comprising the Somali CAA, IATA, the International Civil Aviation Organization, adjacent FIRs and airlines,\u201d said IATA\u2019s Regional Vice President for the Middle East and Africa, Kamil Al-Awadhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reclassification of the airspace, and the operational resumption of air traffic control in the Mogadishu FIR has been made possible with the installation and commissioning of modern radio navigation and other technological infrastructure. It follows a successful trial which began last May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe upgrade of air traffic management and improved navigation and communication infrastructure will enhance situational awareness along an increasingly busy air corridor and its intersections with routes linking many of the world\u2019s regions,\u201d added Al-Awadhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All flights operating in Class A airspace must be cleared by air traffic control which is also responsible for maintaining lateral and vertical separation between aircraft. In the Mogadishu FIR, Class A airspace is the sky above the base altitude of approximately 24,500 feet above mean sea level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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