Vintage Air Pilots Detained in Ethiopia ReleasedNovember 24, 2016 - Nearly 60 people taking part in a vintage air rally from Europe to South Africa were released on Thursday after being detained by authorities in Ethiopia, organisers of the journey said. So they have to wait, so they should leave at first light tomorrow," a spokesman for organisers Vintage Air Rally told AFP. "We are providing assistance to a group of British nationals in Ethiopia who are taking part in the Vintage Air Rally. European diplomats were asking release of pilots detained in Ethiopia while flying over the country, apparently without permit. Happily, he and the rest of those taking part in the Vintage Air Rally (VAR) – about 40 people in all – managed to touch down safely in Gambella, Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News November 24, 2016 20:52 UTC