The federal government has withdrawn the approval granted to
Emirates to conduct international flight operations in the country.
Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, disclosed this via a post
on his Twitter handle on Friday.
The ban will take effect on September 21, 2020.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had, in a memo
earlier in September, included Emirates in the list of approved airlines for
international flights for both Abuja and Lagos airports.
But the minister said the decision to reverse the approval
was taken after a meeting of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 with
European Union ambassadors on Friday.
Sirika also said there were discussions on the ban on
Lufthansa and Air France-KLM.
“The PTF sub committee met today with EU Ambassadors to
discuss Lufthansa, Air France/KLM ban. The meeting progressed well. Emirates Airlines’s situation was reviewed
& they are consequently included in the list of those not approved, with
effect from Monday the 21st Sept. 2020,” the minister wrote.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayThe PTF sub committee met today with EU Ambassadors to discuss Lufthansa, Air France/KLM ban. The meeting progressed well. Emirates Airlines’s situation was reviewed & they are consequently included in the list of those not approved, with effect from Monday the 21st Sept. 2020🇳🇬
— Hadi Sirika (@hadisirika) September 18, 2020
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