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Nigeria extends closure of airspace, airports to flights

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The Federal Government has extended the closure of Nigeria’s airspace and airports by two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this on Monday on his Twitter handle.

Sirika said the airports would no longer open for regular commercial operations on April 23 due to the extended lockdown of Lagos, Abuja and Ogun.

“As a result of the extension on lockdown by Mr President, it is no longer possible for us to open our airspace and airports for normal operations by the 23rd April 2020.

“They will remain closed for a further two weeks. This subject to review as appropriate,” he tweeted.

READ: FG shuts all airports in Nigeria to international flights

It would be recalled that the nation’s airspace and airports were shut to all international flights, effective March 23, 2020, as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country.

Even though the airports remained open for domestic operations, local operators eventually pulled their services, citing low patronage and other operational concerns. They however left a window for skeletal services and emergencies.

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