Nigeria has increased seats on
flights of international airlines to 200 passengers per aircraft.
Director-General, Nigerian Civil
Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu, announced this on Saturday.
The Murtala Muhammed
International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,
Abuja, are currently designated for international operations.
The new directive took effect October 2.
The official, in a letter to
airlines, said the development followed the Presidential Task Force (PTF)
approval and subsequent request for additional flight frequencies.
Nuhu noted that the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport is to see on the average, 2,200 passengers
daily, while the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport will witness 1,400
averagely.
A total of 25, 200 seats per week
is now available to foreign carriers to sell, he said.
The NCAA DG encouraged the
operators to follow the prescribed health protocols.
“You shall ensure that all flight operations
are conducted in compliance with COVID-19 Health protocols as issued by
Aeronautical and Public Health Authorities”, he said.
Nuhu listed British Airways,
Middle East Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines,
Virgin Atlantic, Qatar Airways, RwandAir, Africa World Airlines, Asky, Air Cote
d’Ivoire, Delta Airlines and Egypt Air as approved carriers.
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