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The Federal Government has directed airport authority and airline operators to get set to begin international flights operation at airports in the country.
Sani Aliyu, National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, disclosed this on Thursday during a media briefing in Abuja.
According to Aliyu, the government recommended that the aviation industry commences the process for opening international airports provided all existing international and local prevention guidelines and COVID-19 are in place.
He announced that passengers for international flights would arrive three hours before departure time.
“We have modified the advice with the regards to arrival for flights: Passengers arriving at the airports for domestic flights advice to arrive at least one and a half hours before their flight, and three hours before international flights where these restart,” he said.
Recall the government placed ban on international flights in the country in March as part of measures to prevent of the dreaded coronavirus disease.