Nigeria has lifted its suspension of Emirates airlines flights imposed after the carrier sought additional COVID-19 tests for passengers from Nigeria, a spokesman for the country’s aviation regulator said on Friday.
See also: Emirates considers switching one-third of 777X orders to 787s.
“The suspension has just been lifted, because they have complied with what we want,” said the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) spokesman in a phone call, Reuters reported.
An Emirates spokesperson said the company “can confirm that we will continue to operate services to Abuja and Lagos.”
See also: Emirates offers COVID-19 vaccines to employees.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Aviation told a press conference Monday that the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in addition to requiring a PCR test before flying from Nigeria, was adding an additional requirement to take a quick test four hours before departure, and had indicated that airlines insisting on the additional test would be suspended until a proper structure was in place to conduct the second test within four hours of departure.
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