The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and 19 other industry operators have submitted their operational restart plans to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in preparation for the reopening of the country’s airspace beginning from 21st June.
Six airlines are reported to have met the airworthiness standards set by the regulator to enable them commence flight operations.
This is coming on the heels of the declaration by FAAN that individuals, who are not travelling, will not be granted entry into airport terminal buildings once commercial flights resume.
These formed parts of the discussion held by more than 300 operators in the aviation industry at a webinar conducted between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
Among the participants at the event were the Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika; NCAA Director-General, Musa Nuhu; National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sanni Aliyu and Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema.