Tuesday 10 November 2015

Kajo and Maridi

Two flights today. First rotation down to Kajo Keji and back for ECS and the second out to Maridi in the west for UNFPA.

The ramp (aircraft parking area at the airport) in Juba was quite a mess this morning, even for Juba standards. Just before I started up there was a crowd of at least 70 people with about 20 cars gathered along the sides of the main taxiway. It seems they were there as part of a funeral party and once 'their' aircraft had left they walked and drove off down the taxiway, while aircraft were using the same taxiway.

Where else in the world can you see large aircraft sharing their taxiway with speeding Toyota Landcruisers and large crowds of pedestrians? Only in Juba, I suspect....