Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation, says intending
passengers on international flights may have to be at the airport five hours
before their flight’s takeoff.
Sirika, on Saturday, said this would be part of the
operation guidelines when flight operations begin.
The minister led members of the presidential task force on
COVID-19 on an inspection of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja and
Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos ahead of the planned resumption of domestic
flights.
According to the minister, authorities are putting the
necessary equipment in place to help passengers adapt efficiently to the new
normal and ensure that time is not wasted.
“The experience is quite nice but it takes a bit of time
which is why you will need to be at the airport three hours before your local
flight. For an international flight, we may do five hours.”
Addressing concerns about the profitability of the aviation
business upon the resumption given the new protocols to be followed, Sirika
said the new guidelines would be implemented in a way that flights would still
be profitable.
“Those new norms are coming and we will implement them in
such a way that flights are profitable. The World Health Organisation and the
International Civil Aviation Organisation have developed protocols of the
sitting,” he assured.
Stakeholders in the industry have expressed concerns about
the airlines’ ability to make a profit if middle row seats are kept empty in
line with social distancing guidelines.
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