The Nigerian government has slammed Emirates Airlines’
outbound flights with a 72-hour suspension.
This was contained in a Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority
(NCAA) circular issued on February 4.
It explained that the suspension followed a breach of
guidelines placed by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.
The airline is accused of airlifting passengers from
Nigeria, using rapid antigen tests done at laboratories which are not approved
by regulatory authorities.
The circular read, “Based on the foregoing and to enable the
Nigerian government to put in place the needed infrastructure and logistics for
COVID-19 RDT testing for departing passengers, the PTF has directed that
Emirates Airlines should either accept passengers without RDT pending when the
infrastructure and logistics are put in place or suspend its flights to and
from Nigeria until such a time when the required infrastructure and logistics
are fully established and implemented.
“Emirates Airlines has not been in compliance with the two
options given by the PTF as records obtained from Nigerian Airspace Management
Agency (NAMA) indicates that Emirates Airlines operated the flights from both
Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikwe International
Airport, Abuja.”
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