Nigeria To Reciprocate Ban on Flights From Country-NCAA

The Federal Government has said it will apply the principle of reciprocity in its relations with countries which have banned flights from Nigeria.

The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, disclosed this during the Presidential Tasks Force Briefing on Thursday.

Recall that the Federal Government announced the resumption of international flight operations from August 29, 2020.

Nuhu also said during the briefing that the country would restrict the number of passengers to 1280 to ensure proper checks.

”We have ramped up preparation and a few logistics to be resolved within the next few days. This resumption will start partially with Lagos and Abuja airport

”We will restrict the number of passengers to about 1280 while other logistics are put in place.

Nuhu said Nigeria would determine which flights to allow into the country, in view of countries that have placed ban on flights from the country.

”The condition you give to Nigerian to fly to your country we will apply same, ” he stated.

The Federal Government had closed the Nigerian airspace to both domestic and international flight operations except for essential services as part of the measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus disease.

However, domestic flight operations resumed on July 8, with Lagos and Abuja airports, and subsequently other airports. Sirika said there had been no confirmed virus transmissions on flights.