Coronavirus: FG To Evacuate 200 Nigerians From Canada

The Nigerian High Commission to Canada today announced it plans to evacuate 200 Nigerians from Canada over the coronavirus pandemic. The high commission revealed this via an official statement yesterday. The Nigeria High Commission said a Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Air Peace has been specially arranged to fly the intending returnees home on Thursday May 14.
Coronavirus: FG To Evacuate 200 Nigerians From Canada
Coronavirus: FG To Evacuate 200 Nigerians From Canada
”The plane would pick the prospective passengers from two locations in Canada, namely Toronto and Alberta. The aircraft is expected to pick the first set from the Pearson International Airport, Toronto. From there it will fly to the Calgary International Airport, Alberta, a distance of 2,915 k.m., to load the second set of passengers.

The aircraft will depart Alberta for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, where the evacuees would be moved into isolation for 14 days.  The one-way flight will cost each prospective evacuee between 1,130 dollars (N452,000) and 2,000 dollars (N800,000) depending on the class. This will be the fourth batch of Nigerians evacuated from foreign countries.
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