Regulations and Government
Pilots Released by Ethiopia After Permit Difficulties
Ethiopian authorities detained 20 foreign pilots for two days after accusing them of breaching landing permit rules.

A group of 20 pilots participating in a vintage aircraft flight across Africa were detained in Ethiopia for almost 48 hours after authorities accused them of unlawfully entering the country’s airspace on November 22. They were subsequently released on November 24 and allowed to fly on to Kenya. Ethiopian aviation officials had accused them of failing to comply with landing permit rules, which required them to land at Addis Ababa International Airport. They had instead landed at the regional capital Gambela after flying in from neighboring Sudan and were held by police at the airport.


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