The Federal Government has impounded an aircraft owned by a British company for illegally operating passenger flights into Nigeria.handle, @hadisirika.
He said the company, Flair Aviation, was authorised to conduct humanitarian flights but was caught operating commercial flights.
Sirika explained that in addition to the confiscated aircraft, a “penalty” would be imposed on the company for the contravention of FG’s ban on commercial flights as part of measures to curb the importation of coronavirus. “COVID-19. Flair Aviation, a UK company, was given approval for humanitarian operations but regrettably, we caught them conducting commercial flights. This is callous! The craft is impounded, the crew being interrogated. There shall be maximum penalty. Wrong time to try our resolve,” the minister tweeted.reports that the country’s airports and airspace were shut in March by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , as part of efforts to contain the pandemic.
Furthermore, on May 6, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, disclosed that the closure of the country’s airports and airspace were further extended by four weeks after due consultations with experts.
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