Tag: International Flight
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COVID-19: FG increases international airlines capacity to 200 passengers
The Federal Government has increased available seats on the flights of international airlines to 200 passengers per aircraft operating into the two designated airports, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Capt. Musa Nuhu, the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) disclosed this in a statement in Lagos…
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First international flight lands in Abuja airport
An Ethiopia Airline plane on Monday, arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, conveying 120 passengers and 13 crew members from Addis Ababa. The aircraft with registration number ET-AUC arrived at 1:32 pm. Speaking with newsmen after the flight arrived, Capt. Rabio Yadudu, the Director-General of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), described the…
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BREAKING: First International flight lands in Lagos
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Saturday welcomed its first foreign flight in five months after the outbreak of the coronavirus [COVID-19] pandemic which led to the closure of the Nigerian airspace. The aircraft operated by Middle East Airlines touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. According to reports, the plane…
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International flight: Nigeria vows to retaliate EU, other countries’ ban
Ahead of the August 29 restart of international flights, the Federal Government has pegged the number of inbound passengers at 1280, Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika said at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Control briefing on Thursday. According to the PTF, the 1280 passengers are those that will be allowed to fly into two…
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Confusion as PTF says August 29 int’l flight resumption date not sacrosanct
The Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, says the Aug. 29, resumption of international flights, as announced at the PTF COVID-19 briefing, is not sacrosanct. Aliyu, who made the clarification, at the PTF on COVID-19 briefing on Monday in Abuja, explained that the date would be for consideration of resumption of…