BISSAU, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- The military command now governing Guinea-Bissau has authorized several international airlines to resume scheduled flights, a day after the armed forces seized full control of state power, according to an official notice issued Thursday.
Caramo Camara, chairman of the board of the Civil Aviation Authority, said in a statement addressed to airlines and circulated to local media that Royal Air Maroc, Asky, TAP Air Portugal, Euroatlantic Airways and Air Cote d'Ivoire had received "high-level" authorization from the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order to operate regular services to and from Bissau, the capital.
Air Senegal was not among the carriers authorized to resume service.
The announcement came as senior military officer Horta Inta-A was sworn in as transitional president for a one-year term on Thursday. The armed forces on Wednesday declared that they had taken full control of state power, citing actions by certain politicians attempting to destabilize the country.
The military also imposed several emergency measures, including an immediate suspension of the ongoing electoral process, closure of public institutions, suspension of media activities, a mandatory curfew, and the closure of all land, sea, and air borders. ■
