The Minister Of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has announced via an official statement on Twitter that International flights in Nigeria will resume starting from Saturday, August 29.
Hadi Sirika made the public announcement Monday evening, August 17 2020, International flights had been banned in the country for the last 5 months in the country’s bid to prevent the spread of the deadly Coronavirus disease.
According to Sirika, flights will first resume at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja.
His tweet reads
”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”
The airports were closed in March as part of measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus. Photo Credit: Getty