Festus Keyamo, the minister of aviation and aerospace development Tuesday met with UAE Ambassador Salem Saeed Al-Shamsi in Abuja.
The minister said the envoy delivered a correspondence from Emirates Airline confirming a date for the resumption of flights to Nigeria.
“I paid a working visit to the Ambassador of the UAE to Nigeria, His Excellency, Salem Saeed Al-Shamsi at the UAE Embassy in Abuja,” Keyamo wrote on X. “He handed me a correspondence from the Emirates Airline indicating a definite date of their resumption of flights to Nigeria. That date will be formally announced by Emirates Airlines in a matter of days”
Read also: Emirates concludes plans to resume flights to Nigeria before June – Minister
Last month, Keyamo, announced that Emirates concluded plans to resume flight operations to Nigeria before June, 2024.
Keyamo said that he had received a letter from Emirates on the return of the carrier.
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