The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has given out a
new protocol for all passengers originating from the United Kingdom and South
Africa effective from December 28 as the country prepares for a second wave of
the pandemic.
The NCAA Director General, Mr Musa Nuhu, issued the protocol
in a letter to all Nigerian operators and foreign operators flying into Nigeria
with a reference NCC/DG/AIR/11/16/286 on Sunday in Abuja.
According to Nuhu, the move affected all airlines with
passengers originating from the United Kingdom and South Africa regardless of
transit arrangements.
He said the Federal Government, through the Presidential Task Force, had reviewed quarantine protocol due to the recent spike in cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria and reported a highly transmissible new variant of virus in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
“For the two countries, passengers must present the
following documents in order to be allowed to board their flight to Nigeria.
“Pre-departure “PERMIT TO FLY/QR code“ generated from the
Nigeria International Travel Portal (https://nitp.ncdc.gov.ng) showing evidence
of payment for the post-arrival day 7 COVID-19 PCR test and;
“Documentary evidence of a “NEGATIVE COVID-19“ PCR result
done within 96 hours (4 days) of boarding from a verifiable laboratory or
health facility,” he said.
Nuhu said passengers would be received and processed
separately by the Public Health Authority on arrival in Nigeria.
The NCAA boss further said that all passengers would be
required to self-isolate for seven days after arrival followed by a COVID-19
PCR test.
He stated that a dedicated register of arriving passengers
from the United Kingdom and South Africa would be opened for enhanced
surveillance and active enforcement of the protocols.
“This shall be applicable to scheduled and non-scheduled
flights conveying passengers originating from the United Kingdom and South
Africa.
“The earlier quarantine protocol which became effective on
Sept. 18, 2020, shall continue to subsist for a flight originating from other
countries except for the validity of the pre-departure PCR test result which
now is 96 hours (4 days) from date of departure.
“The effective date is Monday, December 28, 2020, Local Time
(2301UTC),” he said.
Nuhu said the punitive measure would be taken against who
would fail to comply with the content of the letter.
According to him, any airlines fail to comply will be fined
three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500).
“Airlines may be required to return non-Nigerian defaulting
passengers to the point of embarkation. Repeated non-compliance by any airline
will lead to the suspension of the Airline`s Approval/Permit to fly into the
country,” he said.
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