Postby smooth » Thu Nov 05, 2015 1:07 pm
That particular *5 airplane is 70% owned by hawiye guy who is also the pilot, however an MJ guy owed 30% share, the background of the story is that he got into a dispute with Bintland because of the extortion rate taxes levied on him (mainly because of his clan) for that reason he choose to switch, he now operates in Mogadishu, Beledweyne, Cadaado, baandiredley, Gaalkacyo and soon (hobyo) making his biggest money from reer galmudug, the MJ guy who owned 30% of the shares got pissed as a result (doesn't want the plane to land in galmudug)and hence a reer-galmudug business man has bought the shares of the MJ guy estimated at half a million dollar.
Bintland as desperation slapped a 10K fine on him which they do to any flights landing in Koonfur gaalkacyo, baandiradley, cadaado and galmudug as a whole to discourage competition, Galmudug administration as a response wrote to Juba airways and other flights as a tit for tat not to land in bintland controlled Aiports
This has sent bintland into a frenzy, the reer-mahad subclan of MJ who live in gaalkacyo recently spoke on Gaalkacyo radio furious at the guys who initially wrote the letter based in Garowe accusing them of targeting what was once their lucrative business, the reer garowe don't give a shit about these mudug MJ's, there income has took a masssive hits, its now 1/3 cheaper to fly from this new airport, reer galmudug that made up over 70% of the travellers (mostly from and to Xamar) have already switched, those in the khaat business which galmudug has a monopoly on also switched, khaat is now almost 1/2 cheaper.