Our wings save lives UNHAS SOUTH Monthly Operational Review (April 2015)

Operational Overview April 2015 Highlights Fleet size 15 UNHAS has augmented its fleet to 15 aircraft with 2 helicopters, 1 Scheduled destinations 58 17-seater LET 410 aircraft and 1 Dornier in preparation for the Passengers 9,313 rainy season when air transport becomes the only means to access remote locations. Cargo 113.8 mt User Agencies 189 From early April, ten new destinations have been added to the weekly schedule namely; Mogok, Mankien, Jazeera, Ngop, Kuach, Medical evacuations 25 Nimni, Toch, Labrab, Koch and Nhialdu, while Kaldak, Kurwai, Security evacuations 110 Haat, Nyanapol and Menime were removed due to reduced Other WFP Aviation Services activities in the locations. Fleet Cargo In April, UNHAS evacuated 110 aid workers out of , Malakal, WFP Logistics 11 2,744 mt Ngop and Rubkona due to increasing insecurity and armed Logistics Cluster 3 206 mt violence in Greater Upper region. UNHAS also reduced or suspended services to Nhialdu, Ngop, Pagak, Leer, Nyal and The Logistics Cluster moved additional 170mt Gorwai and will resume full services subject to Security Risk by air through charter. Assessment (SRA). Tips on UNHAS Procedure The early rainy season accounts for 30 percent of 438 people 1. Family members and relatives are not affected by flight cancellations or lack of aircraft capacity in April. eligible to use UNHAS. The common UNHAS will maximise the helicopters use to mitigate the impact service is reserved for aid workers and of the rainy season on the humanitarian response in the coming partners implementing or facilitating months. humanitarian and development programmes in . Challenges

2. To book a government passenger Increasing violence in Greater region led to several facilitating humanitarian response, the evacuations and flight cancellations to and from Malakal, sponsoring organisation must obtain Rubkona, Akobo etc, approval from South Sudan Relief and Congestion at the airport and lack of parking space at the Rehabilitation Commission (SSRRC). ramp continued to impact negatively on the operation. As a For senior government officials, an temporary measure, UNMISS is providing parking for two aircraft, approval is required from the Ministry of while UNHAS continues to seek a more sustainable solution. Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (MHADM). Passengers boarding at Juba International Airport. Photo credit WFP/Sorin Gifei

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