Hadi Sirika, the minister for aviation, has announced that
domestic flights would resume on July 8, 2020.
In a tweet on Wednesday, Sirika said operations would resume
at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikwe Airport in Abuja on
July 8 with other airports to follow.
“I am glad to announce that Abuja & Lagos airports will
resume domestic operations on the 8th of July, 2020. Kano, Port Harcourt,
Owerri & Maiduguri to resume on the 11th. Other airports on the 15th. The
date for international to be announced in due course. Bear with us,” he wrote.
I am glad to announce that Abuja & Lagos airports will resume domestic operations on the 8th of July, 2020. Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri & Maiduguri to resume on the 11th. Other airports on the 15th. Date for international to be announced in due course. Bear with us, please 🇳🇬🙏🏽🇳🇬— Hadi Sirika (@hadisirika) July 1, 2020
Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the
federation, announced at the daily briefing of the presidential task force on
COVID-19 that held on Monday that the federal government had approved that
domestic flights resume in the country on a safe date.
Flights had been suspended in the country as part of
movement restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The PTF had initially set June 21 as a tentative date for
flight resumption and had mandated aviation agencies and operators to work on
resumption protocols in line with COVID-19 safety guidelines.
On June 18, Musa Nuhu, director-general of the Nigerian
Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), announced that the June 21 date was no longer
feasible as checks still had to be carried out on the adjustments made by
stakeholders.
In preparation for flight resumption, the Federal Airport
Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) published guidelines for passengers including one
that states that passengers have to be at the airport three hours before
take-off.
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