FG Restrics Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, Others From Flying Into Nigeria

The Federal Government has responded to the recent restrictions imposed by the European Union on flights from Nigeria in like manner.

The Federal Ministry of Aviation, in a statement published via its verified Twitter handle, said flights by Lufthansa, Air France, KLM and Etihad Airways are barred from flying into Nigeria as the nation prepare to open its airspace on September 5, 2020 after five months of no flight restrictions put in place to curb the spread COVID-19.

The Ministry said the measures were in response to the same restrictions imposed on flights coming from Nigeria by nations of restricted flights.

Other airlines restricted from flying into Nigeria include RwandAir, Air Namibia, Royal Air Maroc and TAAG Angola, the Aviation Ministry said in the statement.

However, airlines approved to flying into Nigeria include British Airways, Delta Air, Qatar Airways, Emirates Airline and Ethiopian Airlines. Similarly, flights from Ghana, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Kenya, Lebanon and Turkey are permitted to flying into Africa’s largest economy.