Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Airports has announced that Sudan Airways, the national carrier of Sudan, will now start three direct flights per week between Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) and Khartoum International Airport, Sudan (KRT).

The three weekly flights will be operated using both an Airbus 320 and Boeing 737 aircraft with 2 class configuration.

Flights will depart from Khartoum at 10:00 and arrive in Abu Dhabi at 15:00 on Thursdays and Saturdays, whilst flights leaving Abu Dhabi at 16:30 will arrive at Khartoum at 19:30 on those days. There is an additional flight departing from Khartoum at 18:00 each Tuesday and arriving in Abu Dhabi at 23:00. The return flight leaves Abu Dhabi at 00:30 the following day, arriving in Khartoum at 03:30.