Domestic Flights Resume In Nigeria. Nigeria suspended all air travel on march 23 to comply with. On july 9, 2020 1:19 am in editorial by emmanuel okogba.
As domestic flights resume in nigeria today, a low turnout of passengers has been witnessed at the murtala mohammed international airport lagos and the nnamdi azikiwe international airport abuja. Finally, domestic flights are set to resume from july 8th. Officials in nigeria say domestic flights are now available for the first time since restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus began.
Domestic flights resumed in all airports in july while international flights resumed at the lagos and abuja airports in september.
Airports in the capital, abuja, and the commercial hub, lagos, have reopened after three months of coronavirus restrictions. Airports in abuja and lagos were first to open, with five of the country’s nine commercial airlines resuming scheduled flights. Nigeria suspended all flights in march after the country’s coronavirus cases increased from 12 to 22. Nigeria on wednesday resumed domestic flight operations in two major cities after several months.