Federal government debunks rumours of airports closure till October

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), on Tuesday, debunked the rumours of airports closure till October.

The agency debunked the insinuation that Nigerian Airports have been shut to international flights until the middle of October 2020.

But following concerns that the government may have extended the ban on international flights despite pressure from stakeholders, NAMA issued a statement clarifying that the NOTAM does not intend shutting down the airports until October.

“Indeed, such speculations are entirely untrue,” it says in a statement by its general manager, public affairs, Khalid Emele.

The minister of aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, also in a tweet, clarified that international Flight resumption date is not October, saying NAMA merely issued a routine 90-day Notice to Airmen (NOTAM).

International Flight resumption date is not October. NAMA just issued a routine 90 day Notices to Airmen (NOTAM). In liaison with Health, Foreign Affairs & PTF COVID-19, we will announce the agreed date, regardless of the ban by Europe, UAE etc. May be earlier than October. ????

— Hadi Abubakar Sirika, CFR, FRAeS, FNIA (@hadisirika) July 21, 2020