May 11, 2026

Aviation minister announces resumption schedule for domestic flight operations in Nigeria

By Muhammad A. Aliyu

Nigeria’s Minister for Aviation, Hadi Sirika has announced resumption schedule for domestic flight operations in the country.

Sirika made this announcement on Wednesday via his official Twitter handle.

According to him, operations would resume at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikwe Airport in Abuja on July 8, while Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri & Maiduguri to resume on the 11th.

He tweeted: “I am glad to announce that Abuja & Lagos airports will resume domestic operations on the 8th of July, 2020. Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri & Maiduguri to resume on the 11th. Other airports on the 15th. The date for international to be announced in due course. Bear with us.”

This update is coming three months after shut down of the Nigerian airspace to commercial activities in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19.

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