The Federal government has approved 14 airports to restart flight operations after months of closure occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The was made known on Sunday by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Siriki, who informed that the airports are authorised to resume domestic operations but did not give a date for the resumption of international flights.
Sirika while making the announcement in a series of posts on Twitter listed the as the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano; Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa; Sam Mbakwe Aiport, Owerri.
Others include Maiduguri Airport, Maiduguri; Victor Attah Airport, Uyo; Kaduna Airport, Kaduna; Yola Airport, Yola; Margaret Ekpo Airport, Calabar; Sultan Abubakar Airport, Sokoto; Birnin Kebbi Airport, Kebbi; Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos; and Benin Airport, Benin.
The minister’s Twitter post read in part;:“Glad to announce that the following airports are open for full domestic operations, hence ministerial approvals in and out of them is not required. This includes private and charter operations. We will keep you informed on the remainder airports in due course, please.”