By Chioma Obinagwam
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has listed the requirements of the Federal Government (FG) from air passengers ahead of the resumption of international flights on August 29, 2020.
Confiance News gathered from the official Twitter handle of the Federal Ministry of Aviation on Monday.
The minister said passengers must take a COVID-19 test wherever they are coming from. This should be done very close to departure dates.
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The minister said passengers must take a COVID-19 test wherever they're coming from very close to departure dates.
"A portal will also be opened for passengers to pay for another COVID-19 test to be done eight days after arrival in Nigeria."
— Federal Ministry of Aviation, Nigeria (@fmaviationng) August 17, 2020
“A portal will also be opened for passengers to pay for another COVID-19 test to be done eight days after arrival in Nigeria,” he noted.
According to him, international passengers will also fill in health questionnaires online, and hand them in at the point of entry, instead of filling the forms on the aircraft or upon arrival.
“Non-pharmaceutical measures including physical distancing, wearing of nose masks, washing of hands, and temperature checks will remain in place,” he added.
Confiance News recalls that the Minister, also took to Twitter on Monday to announce the resumption date of international flights.
Glad to announce the resumption of international flights from the 29th of August, 2020. Beginning with Lagos and Abuja as we did with the domestic flight resumption. Protocols and procedures will be announced in due course. We thank you for your patience.🙏🏽🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🙏🏽
— Hadi Sirika (@hadisirika) August 17, 2020
