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Somalia airspace regains Class A status after 30 years

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Freight is being offloaded from a plane at Mogadishu airport, in Mogadishu, Somalia, August 8, 2011. [AP photo]

The Somali airspace has regained its Class A classification after more than 30 years, the International Air Transport Association said.

IATA confirmed the reclassification of the Mogadishu Flight Information Region airspace in a statement on Wednesday.

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