United Airlines Schedules Extra Athens Flights For Israel Evacuations

United Airlines has announced that it is adding capacity to assist the US government in safely transporting US citizens back home from Israel. The carrier has announced a bunch of charter flights to Athens, on top of its regular service to the city, to carry back passengers arriving from Israel. United has added more round-trips to […]

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Emirates Suspends Lagos, Abuja Outbound Passenger Flights till February 28

THE impasse between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Nigeria over flight operations has taken another shift as Emirates Airlines has announced a discontinuance of outbound passenger flights to Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria citing government directives. The new announcement apexes events of the last few weeks that saw the back and forth between both

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Enugu Welcomes Daily Flights

Enugu State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has commended the resumption of daily flights services in and out of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. Ugwuanyi, who welcomes Dana Air’s inaugural operations recently, said he was delighted to have the airline reconnect Enugu with Lagos and Abuja after almost a year of airport closure for repairs.

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Middle East Airlines Lands In Lagos

As International Flights resume, two foreign airlines land in Lagos

Lagos airport processed 192 evacuation flights, 1,404 cargo operations during lockdown – FAAN Two international airlines, British Airways (BA) and Middle Eastern Airline (MEA), landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) as flights resumed Saturday, September 5, amid strict safety protocols. An MEA flight 571 came in an A332 with registration number ODMEB from

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Airlines demand open borders as flights begin

• NCAA, NAMA notify operators of Sept. 5 resumption• FG unveils approved airlines, COVID-19 guidelines for passengers All appears set for the partial opening of the international airspace to commercial flight services tomorrow after over five months of COVID-19-induced lockdown. Minister for Aviation Hadi Sirika yesterday unveiled a long list of approved and unapproved airlines

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NCAA to Certify International Airlines Before Resumption

Contrary to the reports that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approved some international carriers for the resumption flights expected to commence on August 29, the regulatory authority has said foreign airlines must abide by certain Covid-19 protocols. The agency said international airlines flying into the country are expected to show evidence of compliance

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Nigeria To Allow 1,280 Pax Facilitation Each At Abuja & Lagos Airports, To Implement Principle Of Reciprocity On Flight Bans – Sirika

Federal Government of Nigeria will only allow 1,280 inbound passengers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the same numbers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja daily for a period to mitigate against the likely spread of Covid-19 in the country as it opens for international flight operations come August 29. Also, the country

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Airlines Demand COVID-19 Test Certificates from International Travellers

Some airlines have made the presentation of COVID-19 test certificates, certifying travellers negative for the virus, as a precondition for boarding when operations on international routes resume soon. THISDAY checks showed that the airlines demanded that the test certificates must be obtained 72 hours before the flight or else an errant traveller will not be

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FG Says International Flights To Start Gradually… “To Reopen In Weeks Not In Months”… Sirika, PTF National Coordinator

International Flights: The Federal Government of Nigeria in its readiness to recommence international and regional flight operations has hinted that the restart will be gradual, just as it was done with the domestic operations. Mr. Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said

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