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Coronavirus: FG To Shut Down International Wings Of These Airports

Emmanuel Onminyi by Emmanuel Onminyi
March 21, 2020
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The Federal Government says it will shut the international wings of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in few days, following the continuous spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). READ ALSO: Coronavirus: Italian Who Brought Virus To Nigeria Discharged

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Earlier, the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt Musa Nuhu, had, in a statement announced the closure of the three other international airports in the country, namely Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, and the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, thereby restricting international flights to only Lagos and Abuja airports.

Effective 12 am Saturday, March 21, 2020, the statement noted that the closure would be till further notice. It stated that it was part of precautionary measures taken by the government to curb the spread of coronavirus.

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Friday, told journalists in Abuja, that the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, headed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, would make the announcement at the appropriate time.

Speaking on Friday, however, the minister said the Federal Government planned to close every gap that could further spread the COVID-19 in the country.

Sirika said: “Yes, we are going to shut all international airports. Domestic operations will not be disrupted. The shutdown will be in a few days, just to allow the necessary ‘Notice to Airmen’ to be issued accordingly.”

Consequently, the 33 foreign airlines operating flights into Nigeria, according to the statistics from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, might take a financial hit following the closure.

Some of the foreign airlines expected to be affected are British Airways, Lufthansa, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, AirFrance, KLM, Delta Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, South African Airways, Kenyan Airways, Rwandair,  Turkish Airlines, Egypt Air, Royal Air Maroc and Africa World Airlines.

According to reports, data from the NCAA showed that from January to December 2019, the foreign airlines recorded 15,474 flights into the five international airports in Nigeria with an average of 298 flights weekly.

This is coming barely 24 hours after the International Air Transport Association said the disruption to air travel due to the continued spread of coronavirus would cost Nigeria’s aviation industry over N160.58bn in revenue and 22,200 jobs.

IATA, an umbrella body for 290 airlines globally, stated that Nigeria would also lose approximately 2.2 million passengers, while also adding that the spread of the virus would negatively impact the aviation industry worldwide.

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