Federal Government of Nigeria has reinstated Emirates Airlines’ daily schedule to Nigeria.
Gatekeepers News reports that Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA) has announced the reinstatement of the ministerial approval of Emirates Airlines Winter Schedule.
The Director General of NCAA, Musa Nuhu, announced this in a letter addressed to the country manager, Emirates Airlines.
Nuhu said “following the further consultations with various stakeholders and the letter from Dubai CAA with reference number DCAA/ASA/N-3/016 dated 17th December 2021 offering Air Peace Airlines daily slots to Dubai airports, I wish to inform you the reinstatement of the ministerial approval of Emirates Airlines Winter Schedule.”
He added that the approval was based on compliance with the Dubai Travel Protocol as released by Dubai airports on Friday, November 26, 2021, as it affects travellers travelling from Nigeria to UAE.
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and the Director-General of NCAA, Musa Nuhu earlier restricted Emirates to just one weekly flight to Abuja after discussions broke down over restrictions of Nigerian flag carrier Air Peace to just one flight to Sharjah by UAE.
In reaction to this, Emirates withdrew flight services to Nigeria in what led to a diplomatic row between the two countries.
