December 21, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has reinstated its approval for Emirates Airlines’ winter flight schedule, consisting of 21 weekly passenger flight frequencies to the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja; and the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos.
This is as the United Arab Emirates cave in to pressure and granted Nigeria’s Air Peace Airline daily slots at the Dubai Airport, in the spirit of reciprocity and the Bilateral Air Service Agreement in existence between the UAE and Nigeria.
The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Musa Nuhu, made the reinstatement known in a letter to the Country Manager of Emirates Airlines in Nigeria on Tuesday.
The NCAA also copied its counterpart in the UAE, the General Authority of Civil Aviation as well as the Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika.
The letter marked, NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/334, was titled, ‘The FG grants Emirates 21 weekly flights as UAE allows Air Peace daily schedule’.
It read, ”Following further consultations with various stakeholders and the letter from Dubai Civil Aviation Authority with reference number DCAA/ASA/N-3/016 dated 17 December, 2021 offering Air Peace airline daily slots at Dubai Airport, I wish to inform you of the reinstatement of the ministerial approval of Emirates Airlines Winter Schedule.
”This approval is predicated on the compliance with the Dubai Travel Protocol as released by Dubai Airports on Friday 26 November, 2021 as it affects passengers travelling from Nigeria to UAE. Please be guided accordingly.
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