NCAA Extends Closure Of International Flights Till October.

On Monday, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) announced that it is extending closure of international airspace until October 15 instead of August 19 as previously stated.

Adamu Abdullahi, director, consumer protection of NCAA, said international airports would remain closed until October, adding that there was never a time the Federal Government gave a specific date for reopening the airspace for international flight operations but that the government had previously said the airports would be closed until August.

He clarified that with this extension, the airspace would remain closed until October and if there was a need to extend the closure, it would be communicated.

This implies that only essential and diplomatic flights would be allowed for now until the airspace is opened for international flight operations.