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FG Conducts Test Flight From Abuja To Lagos As Airports Reopen (PHOTOS)
The federal government of Nigeria on Saturday conducted test flight operations from Abuja to Lagos as steps to reopening the airports across the country.
The exercise commenced around 8 am, as passengers went through the stipulated protocols before boarding an Aero Contractor flight at about 11:20 am.
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A Boeing B737 aircraft marked NG110 with 51 passengers on board was used for the simulation exercise to-and-from the Abuja Airport and the Lagos Airport.
At the simulation exercise, which was attended by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, the government tested all protocols designed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 at airports.
For about three months the country’s airspace had been shut to commercial flights both locally and internationally due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the simulation exercise on Saturday, it was observed that passengers maintained about two metres distance apart from each other while boarding after Port health workers checked the temperatures of the travellers, also, there were enough spaces in between the seats as the passengers observed social distancing.
