Celebrations took place as the flight carrying dozens of passengers flew from Port Sudan to the Sudanese capital.

Khartoum International Airport has welcomed its first scheduled commercial flights in more than two years as the Sudanese government continues to assert control of the Sudanese capital. years of fighting.

The Sudanese Airlines flight was carrying dozens of passengers from the Red Sea city of Port Sudan to Khartoum on Sunday.

Al Jazeera’s Taher Almadi, reporting from near the runway where the plane landed, described the cheers upon its arrival.

He said the reopening of the airport would help connect the capital to the rest of Sudan, with officials saying the facility was now ready to handle up to four flights a day.

Sudanese Airlines said in a statement that the flight, announced on Saturday with a starting price of $50, “reflects the return of spirit and the continuation of the bond between the sons of the nation”.

Sudanese military announces recapture full control The group seized the capital from its rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group in March last year.

Last month, Sudan’s army-aligned authorities took action government headquarters Return to Khartoum from the wartime capital Port Sudan, which has also been the country’s international airport since the early days of the war that began in April 2023.

Khartoum International Airport has been hit by multiple attacks, including by Doctors Without Borders drone attack Sudanese officials said it was intercepted in October.

On October 22, the airport stated that it had received a flight from Badr Airlines without prior notification. But further commercial flights did not resume until Sunday.

The war began when two top generals – army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Forces Without Borders chief Mohamed Hamdan “Hemeti” Dagalo – and their armies clashed over power and control of Sudan’s resources.

Fighting has devastated towns across Sudan, killed tens of thousands and forced millions more from their homes.

Violence continues to rage in central and western Sudan, particularly in Darfur, where fighting has led to massive displacement and a humanitarian crisis.

“Today, accessing a child in Darfur can require days of negotiations, security clearances and crossing sandy roads on an ever-changing frontline,” UNICEF spokesperson Eva Hinds said in a statement on Friday.

“Nothing in this crisis is simple: every action is hard-won, every delivery fragile.”