International Flights In Nigeria Resume August 29

Nigerian aviation industry will open up the country’s international airspace on August 29 and this is coming five months after it shut its airports following the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country.
This was revealed by the Ministry of Aviation on Monday.
James Odaudu, Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation, in a statement, said following the development, all evacuation flights which were introduced in the country in the wake of the ban on international flights occasioned by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, will end on August 25, 2020.
Minister of Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika, who announced this at Monday’s briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, said Nigeria’s international airports have reached advanced stages of preparedness for the resumption of international flight operations.
He further disclosed that, like it was done during the resumption of domestic flights across the country, the international flights will commence with the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos. 
The emphasis, he stated, will be on the observation of all the safety and technical guidelines as prescribed by global and health authorities which will be communicated in due course. 
“I am pleased to announce the resumption of international flights from the 29th of August, 2020. Beginning with Lagos and Abuja as we did with the domestic flight resumption. Protocols and procedures will be announced in due course. We thank you for your patience” the minister said.