The federal government has said that it will allow only four international flights into the country a day, that is four flights into Abuja and Lagos, when the country resumes international operations.
The government through the PTF stated that there would be limited flights a day into Lagos and Abuja airports with a maximum of 1,280 passengers daily in each airport (estimated 320 passengers per plane, max).
According to a statement by the PTF, the government had initially wanted to allow only four international airlines from different areas of the globe to fly into Nigeria, but opted out of it, for legal reasons.
International flights will not resume tomorrow at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), but preparations have reached advanced stage in terms of public health protocols.
Speaking to LEADERSHIP Friday, a senior official at MAKIA who did not want his name in print, said that only Lagos and Abuja Airports are going to embark on international operations this coming Saturday because they have the best Isolation Centres and observing strictly the health protocols in the country.
He said that airports like that of Kano, Kaduna, Maiduguri among others will follow suit.
According to him, part of the COVID-19 protocols include washing hands with soap and hand sanitizers, wearing of face masks, as well as social distancing, and observance of Public Health Corridor Concept project that will ensure temperature measurement at the airport.
All these protocols and Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) are provided in excess to ensure strict compliance, he said, adding that apart from that MAKIA like any other international airports in the country had complied with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Civil Aviation Or-ganisation (ICAO) rules and regulations.
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