The Federal Government of Nigeria has increased available seats on the flights of international airlines to 200 passengers per aircraft operating into the two designated airports (Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja) in the country.
Musa Nuhu, the director-general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, communicated the approved capacity increase to ‘All Foreign Airline Operators Flying Into Nigeria’ through the Air Operators Letter (AOL) dated October 2, 2020, which is also the effective date of the updated flight schedule.
“Following the partial resumption of international flights approved by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) and subsequent request for additional flight frequencies by airlines updated flight schedule is given.”
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos will process on average, 2,200 passengers daily while the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, will process 1,400 passengers on daily basis. 25, 200 seats are now available to foreign carriers to sell every week.
Nuhu encouraged the operators to follow guided health protocols. “You shall ensure that all flight operations are conducted in compliance with COVID-19 Health protocols as issued by Aeronautical and Public Health Authorities,” he said.
British Airways, Middle East Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Qatar Airways, RwandAir, Africa World Airlines, Asky, Air Cote d’Ivoire, Delta Airlines, and Egypt Air are the currently approved carriers to operate in the country.
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