Nigeria Sets To Resume International Flights From August 29

The federal government has announced plans to reopen Nigeria’s airspace for international travel on August 29.

Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation, announced on Monday that the reopening procedure will mirror that of domestic flights where operations began with the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja.

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According to a tweet by the minister, he tweeted “Glad to announce the resumption of international flights from the 29th of August, 2020. Beginning with Lagos and Abuja as we did with the domestic flight resumption,”

“Protocols and procedures will be announced in due course. We thank you for your patience.”

It will be recalled that the domestic flight operations began across the country on July 8 with the Lagos and Abuja airports while Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri and Maiduguri airports reopened on July 11.

Nigeria shut its airspace to international travel on March 23, 2020, to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

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