SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Forbes - Sudan’s Tarco Aviation Eyes West African Pilgrim Traffic

29/11/19: Forbes - Sudan’s Tarco Aviation Eyes West African Pilgrim Traffic, by Martin Rivers

 Sudanese carrier Tarco Aviation is exploring the possibility of launching transit flights from West Africa to Saudi Arabia through its base in Khartoum.

 Flights via Sudan would offer better connecting times than most alternative routings, said Bushra Abushora, strategic planning director at Tarco.

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In an article published in Sudanese outlet Al-Intibaha (18 May 2019), Tarco General Manager Saad Babiker denied accusations that members of Omar al-Bashir’s regime are Tarco shareholders. ّIt has been alleged that among Tarco’s board of directors are former foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour, national intelligence director Abubakr Demblab, and former government official Al-Tayeb Abu Qenaya.