After several weeks of airport closure to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Federal Government has asked the aviation sector to prepare protocols leading to the resumption of domestic flights from June 21.
The National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, during a press briefing on Monday in Abuja, said such protocols should include physical distancing through a reduction in passenger capacity and provision of hand sanitisers by airlines.
“The aviation industry is requested to start developing protocols to allow for domestic flights to resume anytime from June 21 onwards.
“Airlines must ensure physical distancing by reducing passenger capacity and ensure the provision of sanitisers and personal protective equipment as well as carrying out temperature checks at the point of entry and departure and ensuring that airports are not congested by either travellers or airports staff,” Aliyu said.
One of the measures adopted by governments worldwide when the COVID-19 pandemic began was the closure of airports to both domestic and international flights, as air travel was one of the ways through which the pandemic spread faster. For instance, the coronavirus index case in Nigeria was an Italian businessman who arrived in Lagos in late February aboard a Turkish Airlines flight.
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