Somalia: Somaliland Bars Tickets Issued Through Somalia's BSP

Somalia: Somaliland Bars Tickets Issued Through Somalia's BSP

Hargeisa, Somaliland -- Somaliland's Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports Development on Sunday ordered an immediate halt to the acceptance of tickets issued through Somalia's Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) for departures from Somaliland's airports, including previously purchased return tickets.

Somaliland Rejects Somalia’s Air-Ticketing System, Exposing the Risks of Giving Mogadishu Greater Control

Hargeisa’s ban on tickets issued through Somalia’s Billing and Settlement Plan highlights a deeper political danger: in a country without stable governance or a functioning national consensus, administrative privileges can become instruments of pressure rather than tools for public service. Hargeisa (WDN)- Somaliland has barred airlines from accepting tickets issued through Somalia’s Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) at Hargeisa and Berbera inte…