{"id":105880,"date":"2021-02-05T21:51:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T21:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=105880"},"modified":"2021-02-05T22:01:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T22:01:11","slug":"nigeria-lifts-emirates-flight-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/02\/nigeria-lifts-emirates-flight-suspension.html","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria lifts Emirates flight suspension."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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\u2019s aviation regulator said on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/02\/emirates-considers-switching-one-third-of-777x-orders-to-787s.html\">Emirates considers switching one-third of 777X orders to 787s.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe suspension has just been lifted, because they have complied with what we want,\u201d said the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) spokesman in a phone call, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/health-coronavirus-nigeria-aviation\/update-1-nigeria-lifts-short-lived-emirates-flight-suspension-idUSL1N2KB22D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An Emirates spokesperson said the company \u201ccan confirm that we will continue to operate services to Abuja and Lagos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/01\/emirates-offers-covid-19-vaccines-to-employees.html\">Emirates offers COVID-19 vaccines to employees.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 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