Tag: international flights
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India suspends international flights till further notice
Commercial international flights to and from India shall remain suspended until further orders, officials said Monday. According to a circular issued by the country’s civil aviation Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday, the restriction shall not be applicable for international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by DGCA. “The competent authority has decided…
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India suspends all international flights till next year
India virtually shut itself against the world on Thursday when it extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger services till December 31. The aviation authorities said the extended suspension was because of the COVID-19 pandemic. India is the second worst-hit country by the virus, after the United States. It has recorded 9,266,705 infections and…
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International flights: FG bars RwandAir, AirFrance, KLM others from entering Nigeria [Full List]
International flights will start arriving in Nigeria from 5 September, the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, said on Thursday. But not all airlines will be allowed to come in for now. Those banned are Lufthansa, KLM, TAAG Angola Airline, RwandAir, Etihad, Air France and Air Namibia The airlines that have Nigeria’s aviation authorities green…
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No going back on Int’l flights resumption — Minister
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, says there is no going back on the Sept. 5, 2020 date for resumption of international flights as all preparations have been completed. Speaking at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja on Thursday, Sirika said all aviation preparations and COVID-19 protocols…
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BREAKING: FG moves resumption of international flights from Aug 29 to Sept 5
The Federal Government has shifted resumption of international flights billed for August 27 to September 5. The new date was announced at the presidential task force on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday. The federal government had initially announced that international flights would resume from August 29. Meanwhile, Tthe Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has disclosed…
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BREAKING: FG activates process for resumption of international flights
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has asked the aviation authorities and airline operators to begin the process for the restart of international flights. With the reopening of domestic airports for local flights in July after about four months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, travellers had been in high hopes for the resumption…
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FG set to announce resumption date for international flights
The Federal Government is set to announce the agreed date for the resumption of international flights in Nigeria. There had been reports that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had selected October 15 as the resumption date for international flights. But in a tweet on Tuesday, Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika said FG will announce…