MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Somalia officially started International flights today following more than three months of flight suspension.
The goverment on Sunday said that all immigration services will restart at all entry points.
The directorate insisted that travellers are required to possess health certificates indicating that they have tested negative in the past 72 hours.
“The travellers must have a medical certificate confirming they are free from coronavirus. The certificate (Coronavirus negative certificate) should be obtained not later than 72 hours before the travel time,” the department said.
Somalia suspended local and international flights in mid March following an uptick in COVID19 in the country. Local flights resumed last month.
Somalia has, as of July 28 recorded 3,212 COVID19 cases with 93 deaths.
The cabinet approved the lifting of the travel restrictions on Thursday and ordered the immigration department to put in place measures for resumption of international travel.
Despite the lifting of the ban, travelers from Somalia will not access Kenya after Nairobi added Somalia to the list of countries not welcome until further notice owing to COVID19 spread.
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