Nigeria’s airports will not be re-opened on April 23 as earlier scheduled by the Federal Government as the closure has been extended.
Recall that the airports were shut on March 23 and promised to be reopened a month after, to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country.
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made the extension of the closure of the airports known on Monday.
He explained that the action followed the extension of the lockdown by the Federal Government in some states.
His tweet reads: “As a result of the extension on lockdown by Mr President, it is no longer possible for us to open our airspace and airports for normal operations by the 23rd April 2020.”
It would also be recalled that the announcement of the closure of the airports was made in a statement by the Director General of the NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu, to all airlines operators, on Marcy 21, 2020 titled: “Update on clarification on flight restriction into Nigeria due to COVID-19 pandemic to accountable manager/country manager.”
The statement reads: “Further to our earlier letter on restriction of international flights into Nigeria, we wish to inform you that effective Monday, March 23 at 2300Z to April 23 at 2300Z, Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos (DNMM) and Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja (DNAA) will be closed to all International flights.”
