Ebun Olowu
The Federal Government has added Emirates Airlines to the list of airlines not allowed to operate in Nigeria as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country.
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, confirmed this via his Twitter handle on Friday, September 18, 2020.
According to Sirika, the decision was taken following a meeting between the Presidential Task Force (PTF) and Ambassadors of the European Union (EU).
“The PTF sub-committee met today with EU Ambassadors to discuss Lufthansa, Air France/KLM ban.
“The meeting progressed well. Emirates Airlines’s situation was reviewed and they are consequently included in the list of those not approved, with effect from Monday the 21st September 2020,” Sirika tweeted.
The ban would take effect from Monday, September 21, 2020.
