Int’l flights restart confirmed as NCAA, NAMA issue circular, NOTAM

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NIGERIAN Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a circular to ‘all Aviation Stakeholders and the foreign airlines flying into Nigeria’ ahead of the resumption of international flight operations to and from Nigeria scheduled for September 5

The circular states that Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, (DNMM) and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (DNAA) are scheduled to reopen effective 00.01z on 5th September, 2020.

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The All Operators Letter with reference number NCAA/AIR/11/16/225, signed by the Director General of the NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu reads: “Following the announcement by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 on the partial resumption of international flights, we wish to inform the industry of the following: Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, (DNMM) and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (DNAA) will resume international operations effective 00.01z on 5th September, 2020.”

In the same vein, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has also issued the Notice To Airmen (NOTAM) informing concerned operators of the new development.

Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu said: “The NOTAM was issued immediately we received the circular from the NCAA yesterday. The NOTAM takes effect from the hour 0001 utc on the 5th September.”

Other international airports in the country will not participate in the restart as the NCAA circular further stated. “ Other International Airports, namely: Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano (DKNN), Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (DNPO) and the newly reopened Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu (DNEN) will remain closed to international flights until a new date is determined and announced.”

With the communications via circular from NCAA and the NOTAM from NAMA, the foreign airlines are now waiting for how 1,280 (each for Lagos and Abuja airports) inbound passengers will be allocated and the official Covid-19 guidelines protocols, especially the digital platform where in bound passengers can fill in required information.