Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja will be shut effective Monday, March 23, africanbusinesstravel.com.ng has learnt.
reports that This is due increasing cases of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic which rose geometrically from 12 to 22 on Saturday.
In a statement signed by the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Musa Nuhu, said the closure of international flight operations at the Lagos and Abuja airports are in addition to the three other international airports in Kano, Enugu and Port Harcourt shut for flight operations on Saturday.
Nuhu said the closure would last till April 23, adding that emergency and essential flights could be operated from any of the airports within the period.
He noted that domestic flight operations would continue normally in all airports in the country.
He said, “Further to our earlier letter on the restriction of international flights into Nigeria, we wish to inform you that effective Monday, 23rd March at 2300Z to 23rd April at 2300, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos (DNMM) and Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja (DNAA) will be closed to all international flights.
When contacted, spokesperson at Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu said it was true and that she has confirmed with NCAA
