Halting of Air France flights to Burkina Faso and Mali due to the closure of Nigers airspace

The suspension of flights to and from Mali and Burkina Faso has been announced by Air France, the French national carrier. This announcement was made on Monday after the Niger Republics junta declared the closure of its airspace in response to the potential intervention by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).



The suspension of flights to and from Mali and Burkina Faso has been announced by Air France, the French national carrier.

This announcement was made on Monday after the Niger Republic’s junta declared the closure of its airspace in response to the potential intervention by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

According to 9JA NEWS, ECOWAS, a regional political and economic union consisting of 15 countries in West Africa, has threatened to use force to reinstate democracy in Niger.

As stated by Reuters, an Air France representative mentioned that the airline anticipates longer travel durations from sub-Saharan hub airports. Flights between Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and Accra, Ghana are scheduled to be non-stop.

In addition, FlightRadar24, a flight tracking service, tweeted on Monday: “The cessation of Niger’s airspace exacerbates challenges encountered by airlines travelling between Europe and southern Africa, resulting in an extra 1000 kilometers and over an hour of flight time for certain routes.”


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