Somali Airlines set for takeoff ‘in 2 months’ after 34-year hiatus

Airbus A320

An Airbus A320 plane. Somalia has leased two Airbus A320s to return to the skies after more than three decades.

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Somalia says it has bought two Airbus aircraft in a bid to revive the national carrier, which was run aground 34 years ago.

Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Farah Nuh said on Monday the government had leased two Airbus A320s in a major move towards revival of the Somali Airlines after more than three decades.