Sirika says international flights may resume before October

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has announced that international flights in Nigeria might resume before October.

Sirika via his Twitter handle on Tuesday noted that the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, is a 90-days routine to airmen.

He tweeted: “International flight resumption date is not October. NAMA just issued a routine 90-day notice to airmen (NOTAM),” he wrote.

“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.”

Okay.ng recalls that the FG had in March closed international airports in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19.