Nearly two weeks after flight restrictions were imposed to slow the spread of an ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the key airport serving the epidemic’s epicentre has resumed regular commercial operations, as health officials confirm a sharp drop in the number of pending suspected cases. This outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, was formally declared a major public health emergency by the DRC government on May 15, just days after the first cases were detected in the conflict-affected Ituri province. Within 48 hours of the declaration, the World Health Organization elevated the event to an international public health alert, triggering a coordinated global response to contain the virus before it could spread more broadly beyond national borders.