Int’l Flight: Non-Compliant Travellers Risk Six-Month Ban As FG Releases Protocol

The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force, Dr Sani Aliyu speaks to reporters during a briefing on August 31, 2020.Ahead of the resumption of international flights in the country, the Federal Government has vowed to sanction air passengers who fail to comply with the guidelines put in place to flatten the COVID-19 curve.

“It is very likely we will put in place measures to enforce this by suspending travel up to six months or deny foreign travels altogether. According to him, any passenger who possesses the symptoms of the coronavirus disease will not be granted entry into the aircraft even after getting a medical report that indicates they are free from the virus.

Aliyu’s remarks come three days after the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said the resumption of international flights has now been shifted to September 5.The Director-General of the NCAA, Musa Shuaibu Nuhu, revealed the news during a Presidential Task Force COVID-19 briefing in Abuja.

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