FG Bans EU Flights From Nigeria

Only airlines from countries that allow flights from Nigeria will be allowed to fly into and out of Nigeria. eu flights

The Federal government announced this as the nation opens its airspace.

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With this, Nigeria will be enforcing the principle of reciprocity in granting permission to airlines to resume operations into the country.

The Government specifically stated that airlines from the European Union would not be allowed into Nigeria. Recall that the EU had recently banned flights and visitors from Nigeria.

On July 2, 2020, it was reported that the Council of the European Union opened its borders. The borders were opened to 15 countries, excluding Nigeria.

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Speaking at Thursday’s briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said Nigeria’s position was informed by the ban placed by some countries on flights from Nigeria.

The minister, who was represented by the Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Musa Nuhu, argued that the decision was taken in the interest of Nigerians.

He said, “On the list of countries (that are banned), we are working on the comprehensive list. However, the main one that came up is when the EU opened its borders effective 1st July. Nigeria was among the list of 54 countries that were not allowed to enter the EU. EU FLIGHTS

“To my understanding, as the situation changes, they are going to look at the list and change it. But so far, we don’t have any contrary information to that first one that Nigeria is banned from going to the EU.

“So, as we open our airspace, we are going to apply the issue of reciprocity to those (EU) countries.”

Sirika also stated that airlines would be informed on arrangements that had been put in place to ensure that the resumption of flights was hitch-free.

He stated that for now, only a few flights per day would be permitted, adding that they would operate as test runs of the protocols put in place to ensure the safe return to international operations.

Sirika also stated that inbound international passengers would be limited to 1,280.

He said only this number would be allowed to fly into the Lagos and Abuja airports. That is once international flights resume on August 29, 2020.

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