Air Burkina (2J, Ouagadougou) announced the resumption of its commercial flights from Ouagadougou on October 3 following the reopening of airspace in the landlocked West African country rocked by another military coup at the weekend.

Burkina Faso's national airline cancelled all flights on October 1 until further notice after a military junta led by Ibrahim Traore overthrew interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on September 30 over his inability to deal with an Islamist insurgency. Damiba had himself only come to power in a coup just eight months earlier.

Following the events, international airlines cancelled their flights to the country, including Turkish Airlines from Istanbul Airport and Air France from Paris CDG. Brussels Airlines withdrew a flight from Brussels National, that was supposed to have continued to Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire, but it served the latter with an alternative flight and said in a statement: "We are monitoring the situation very closely and will decide on the upcoming flights based on further events and updates." Royal Air Maroc also cancelled its route from Casablanca Mohamed V on October 1.

On October 2, Tunisair flying from Tunis diverted to Abidjan and an Air France flight from Accra diverted to Paris Charles de Gaule, flight tracking sites showed.

However, by the afternoon of October 3, Air Côte d'Ivoire had resumed service to Ouagadougou from Abidjan, as had ASKY Airlines from Lomé, while an Ethiopian Airlines flight departed the capital for Niamey, flight tracker ADS-B data revealed. Also, Royal Air Maroc announced on the same date the resumption of its flights to the Burkinabe capital.

The US Embassy in Ouagadougou confirmed the airport had reopened, but land borders remained closed. It said large crowds had demonstrated earlier throughout the city. Although conditions appeared calmer, embassy personnel continued to shelter in place.

The US State Department issued a statement expressing deep concern about events in Burkina Faso: "We note that for the second time in eight months, military officers claimed to have dissolved the government as well as the National Assembly and suspended the constitution. [...] We urge officials to de-escalate the situation, prevent harm to citizens and soldiers, and return to constitutional order. The United States is monitoring this volatile situation closely, and we call on all actors to exercise restraint," it said.

The French Embassy in Ouagadougou reported the situation was returning to normal in the capital and Burkina Faso in general. France formally denied involvement in the events, stressing that neither a French military base nor the embassy had hosted Damiba after his ouster.

Reuters reported that Traore had accepted a conditional resignation offered by Damiba to avoid further violence. According to the deal, announced at a press conference, Traore had agreed to seven conditions, including a guarantee of Damiba's safety and the security of soldiers who backed him and honouring promises made to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to return to constitutional rule by July 2024.