Africa: International flights to resume at Kano International Airport on 10th April, Port Harcourt and Enugu on a later date says Civil Aviation Authority

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said three airports in the country are to resume staggered international flight operations one year after the country suspended aviation activities to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

The government had left two international airports in the country, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos open to international operations.

The aviation authority in a statement to all stakeholders and foreign airlines operators in the country said in line with the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 directive, flight resumption at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport will commence on the 10th of April 2021.

The NCAA said international flight operations at the Port Harcourt International Airport and the Akanu Ibiam International Airport will be announced in due time.

Meanwhile, Ethiopian Airlines had operated a special flight operation with air travellers to the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on the 6th of April 2021.