The Federal Government has lifted the restrictions on the operations of foreign airlines Lufthansa, Air France/KLM against operating international flights into Nigeria.
According to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in a tweet on Tuesday, the government has also given Qatar Airways permission to resume flights to Abuja.
The Minister hinted at the possibility of the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Port Harcourt International Airport and Enugu Airport accommodating foreign travellers before the year ends.
The tweet read, “We are working with Ministry of Health, CACOVID & The PTF to open Kano, Port Harcourt & possibly Enugu airports before the end of the year. Also Lufthansa, Air France/KLM have been given go-ahead to resume. Qatar Airways is approved to start Abuja. Thank you for your patience.”
Recall that the Air France, KLM Royal Dutch, Lufthansa, Etihad Airways, RwandAir, Air Namibia, Royal Air Maroc and TAAG Angola were denied entry into Nigeria in September as international flights operations resumed after the airspace was shut to curb importation of the deadly coronavirus.
Some of the airlines were denied permission to enter because Nigerians with tourist visas have been banned from entering those countries. The ones that fell under this category were: Air France, KLM Royal Dutch, Lufthansa and Etihad Airways.
