Flair Aviation, an
aviation company with ties to Germany and the United Kingdom, has been caught
operating commercial flights into Nigeria.
Hadi Sirika, the
minister of aviation, said the aircraft has been seized and the crew are being
interrogated.
According to Sirika,
the company was given clearance for humanitarian operations.
According to
information provided on its website, the company specialises in aircraft
leasing and sales, technical and flight support, spare parts and tooling, and
aviation consultation.
“Flair Aviation, a
UK company, was given approval for humanitarian operations but regrettably we
caught them conducting commercial flights. This is callous!” he tweeted on
Sunday.
“The craft is
impounded, the crew being interrogated. There shall be maximum penalty. Wrong
time to try our resolve!”
The federal
government barred international flights into the country on March 23 as part of
efforts to control the coronavirus outbreak.
The Murtala Mohammed
Airport in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikwe Airport in Abuja were the last airports to
be shut down.
Only essential and
emergency flights are allowed in the country.
Nigeria recorded its
first COVID-19 case on February 28; an Italian who arrived via a Turkish
Airlines flight on February 25.
There are already
reactions to the minister’s tweet with some calling for maximum sanctions.
Imagine what will happen if it were the other way round. Deal with them.— Arewa Youths (@ArewaYouths) May 17, 2020
Nigeria isn't known for show of power on issues outside Africa. So I guess this should be very interesting.— Harrison of Lagos 🖤 (@HarrisonAkadidi) May 17, 2020
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayImagine this nonsense! Such passengers will get into the country, some of wom might be COVID-19 +ve, and begin to immediately gallivant around as no one is tracing them because of the secrecy involved in their travel. Maximum sanctions should be meted on them— Dr OMO Vetguide (@_DrOMO14) May 17, 2020
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