International Passengers Must Arrive Five Hours Before Takeoff

Nigeria's Aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, said on Saturday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, while announcing some of the measures introduced for the reopening of the country’s airports that passengers travelling abroad through the country’s airport terminals must arrive, five hours before departure to undergo COVID-19 protocols.

According to the minister, authorities are putting the necessary equipment in place to help travellers adapt efficiently to the new normal and ensure that time was not wasted
“We will announce all the protocols again before opening. But international passengers need to be at the airport five hours ahead of their flights.
“The experience is quite nice but it takes a bit of time which is why you will need to be at the airport three hours before your local flights and five hours before international flights.”
Addressing concerns about the profitability of the aviation business upon the resumption given the new protocols to be followed, Sirika said the new guidelines would be implemented in a way that flights would still be profitable and affordable.
The minister added that toilets at the airports were also COVID-19 compliant, stressing that everything was being done to minimize physical contact.
He said that the pilots, engineers, traffic controllers and catering staff and other airport workers are now certified and licensed to carry out certain activities only when they have the valid clearance.

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