The federal government has said Nigeria’s airspace for international travel will reopen on August 29.
The minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika announced this on Monday.
He stated that the reopening procedure will mirror that of domestic flights where operations began with the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja.
“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,” he tweeted.
“Protocols and procedures will be announced in due course. We thank you for your patience.”
Domestic flight operations began across the country on July 8 with the Lagos and Abuja airports while Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri and Maiduguri airports reopened on July 11.
On August 6, Sani Aliyu, national coordinator of the presidential task force on COVID-19, asked the aviation authorities and airline operators to begin the process for the resumption of international flights.
As part of intending procedures for international flight resumption, Aliyu had said passengers would have to arrive at the airport three hours before takeoff to give them ample time to go through necessary checks.
“We have modified the advice with regards to arrival for flights: Passengers arriving at the airports for domestic flight advice to arrive at least one and a half hours before their flight, and three hours before international flights where these restart,” he said at the time.
On March 23, Nigeria shut its airspace to international travel to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
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