26th March 2020. Diyaaradda Ethiopia Airlines oo si aan kala go lahayn wali u timaada Somaliland.
The statement on Ethiopia Airlines' Website which says Somaliland Airpsace is Open and Airports are fully operating business as usual. Is another DP World Berbera moment. Remember when the Chairman of DP World said, to paraphrase him like 'Somaliland is a democracy and we have the full confidence of Somaliland's government, We do not Give a flying Fig about what the warlords of Mogadishu think"
After that statement by the Sheikh, Somalia's headless chicken parliament rushed to pass a motion banning DP World from Somalia. Of course, nothing happened and it turned exactly as the Chairman of DP World said.
Now the ultimate question to Somalia's headless chooks, will they take action against Ethiopian Airlines?
My guess is that Ethiopian Airlines will resume its Mogadishu flights without any issues. Which in my opinion an Egg on their face.
Ethiopia Airlines Website.
https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/aa/travel-updates/covid-19
Somaliland
Effective 18:00 GMT, March 19,2020, all flights from Kenya, Somalia, China, Italy, Iran, France, South Korea and Spain are prohibited from Somaliland Airports for 28 days.
Somaliland Airspace is open and Airports are fully operational as usual.