The Federal Government announced the resumption of domestic flights within the nation. In an announcement released on Wednesday, July 1, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, mentioned the Abuja and Lagos airports will resume domestic operations on July 8, whereas the Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri, and Maiduguri airports would resume on the 11th.
Other airports are additionally anticipated to renew operations on the 15th. Sirika, nonetheless, noted {that a} date for the international airports will likely be announced sooner or later.
The Nigerian airspace closed since March this year following the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria.
The statement partly reads ”The flights will commence with the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos.
The Port Harcourt , Owerri and Maiduguri airports will reopen to flights on the 11th of July, while other airports across the country will join on the 15th of July.
Passengers looking to travel out of the country will have to wait a bit longer as the dates for the restart of international flights into and out of the country will be announced later.
Passengers are highly advised to follow all the safety guidelines and protocols put in place to ensure that the airports don’t become channels of infection for the dreaded coronavirus.”
