The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says international flights will resume in Nigeria on August 29, 2020.
The airports have been closed since March 23 to all but essential international flights as part of the country’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika said four flights would begin landing daily in Lagos, and four in Abuja, with strict protocols.
“It is safe to fly if we observe all those protocols in place,” Sirika said at a briefing in Abuja.
Nigeria resumed domestic flights on July 8 and Sirika said there had been no confirmed virus transmissions on flights.
Sirika said passengers on international flights will need to provide a negative COVID-19 test in order to board and pay for another test after they arrive in Nigeria adding that they will also be required to fill in an online health questionnaire and present it to authorities when they land.
Those currently returning to Nigeria aboard repatriation flights are required to self-quarantine for 14 days, and authorities retain passports for that period. Sirika said on Monday they could “gradually” stop keeping passengers’ passports.
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