MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s civil aviation authority on Tuesday alleged {that a} “overseas hand” was aiding separatist authorities of Somaliland to disrupt flights over the nation’s airspace and threatened “robust measures”, prompting a rebuke from Hargeisa.
In a response to the assertion, Somaliland authorities accused Somalia’s civil aviation authority of violating its airspace and of “politicizing” civilian flights.
As tensions proceed to simmer over who ought to management the Somali airspace, Hargeisa alleged that Mogadishu is planning to challenge a NOTAM asserting closure of Somaliland airspace and threatened that they’ve contingency plans to counter such strikes.
The dispute between the 2 sides surfaced after Mogadishu turned again a number of Ethiopian flights suspected of carrying VIP delegations headed for Hargeisa, triggering the ire of authorities of the break-away area.
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