Sirika spoke at an interactive session with members of the Senate Committee on Aviation while responding to questions on protocols put in place to stop further spread of COVID-19 pandemic.The minister said: “We have circulated this information and Mr. President has approved it.
Sirika said the Abuja and Lagos airports would resume domestic operations on July 8, as Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri and Maiduguri would resume on July 11, while other airports would resume on July 15. On if the social distancing protocol would result in the reduction of the boarding capacity of an aircraft in terms of number of passengers, Sirika said: “No, we didn’t say so.“Number two, I said to you that we are working with the airlines to come up with the protocols before we open. That will be unveiled to you in due course.”
On the safety of the aircraft for flight operations the Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority , Capt Nuhu Musa, said that immediately the airlines stopped flying NCAA gave them guidelines.
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