International Airport Opening: FAAN, NCAA Conducts Test Run Exercise At Lagos Airport (PHOTOS)

Ahead of the international opening of Lagos and Abuja airports, the federal aviation ministry did a dry run exercise at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos earlier Thursday morning.

It will be recalled that in August, the presidential task force announced that Nigeria will reopen its airports for international flights from Aug. 29, its aviation minister said on Monday.

The airports have been closed since March 23 to all but essential international flights as part of the country’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika said four flights would begin landing daily in Lagos, and four in Abuja, with strict protocols.

Nigeria resumed domestic flights on July 8 and Sirika said there had been no confirmed virus transmissions on flights.

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