Authorities of Aden Adde International Airport have announced that all domestic and international flights to and from Aden Adde International Airport have been suspended until Monday, May 16th.
General Manager Abdinasir Mohamud Gurey who spoke briefly to the media said that the reason for the suspension of flights to Mogadishu Airport is related to the election of the 10th President of the Federal Government of Somalia.
He added that flights to Aden Adde International Airport will reopen on Monday, and operations will return to normal.
The move comes hours after Somali police imposed a lockdown on Mogadishu for three days.
Police spokesperson Abdifatah Aden announced at a press conference on Saturday a full curfew in the city, covering both traffic and people, from Saturday at 9:00 p.m. until Monday at 6:00 a.m.
Lawmakers, security personnel and all other officials involved in the vote are still free to move during those hours.
The indirect election, in which lawmakers will pick a president, will take place in an airport hangar behind blast walls to help fend off potential Islamist attacks or meddling by factions within the security services.
