KSA, Somalia sign air transport deal

President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Sulaiman Alhamdan received at his office in Jeddah Somalia’s Minister of Transport Ali Ahmed Jama and a delegation accompanying him. The meeting discussed ways and prospects of improving cooperation between the two countries in the field of air transport. GACA signed a memorandum of understanding after a round of negotiations between the two sides. Capt. Abdul-Hakeem Albdur, assistant to the GACA president, and Capt. Abdulwahid Ahmed from the Somali side signed the agreement. According to the MOU, the national carriers of each side will start regular passenger and cargo flights between the two countries to destinations to be determined later.