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UPDATE 2-Nigeria to bar flights from countries that block Nigerians - minister

Published 20/08/2020, 19:46
Updated 20/08/2020, 20:30
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(Updates with clarification from spokesman)
LAGOS, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Nigeria will blocks flights from
countries that do not allow Nigerian flights to land due to
coronavirus restrictions, Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika said on
Thursday.
"The principle of reciprocity will be applied," Sirika told
reporters. "If you ban us from coming to your country, the same
will apply the other way."
A spokesman for the minister said Sirika was referring to
landing rights for aircraft, and not the nationals of the
countries.
The director general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority said that authorities were still drafting the list,
but added that the European Union was among those barring
Nigerians.
Nigeria earlier this week announced plans to resume
international flights on Aug. 29. All but essential
international flights were halted in late March in an attempt to
stem the spread of the virus. The resumption will begin with four flights daily coming in
to both Lagos and Abuja, but Sirika said that initially the
number of passengers would be limited to 1,280 a day.
Nigeria has 50,488 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and has
recorded 985 deaths.

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