Port Harcourt International Airport Reopens For Commercial Flights

Posted by Lanre Aerodove on July 11, 2020 in Airlines Airports COVID-19 Travels | Comments : 3

Port Harcourt International Airport on Saturday resumed operations after being shut down for three months as a result of coronavirus pandemic.

An Air Peace flight from Lagos was the first to arrive at the Airport terminal at 7.50 a.m.

Mr. Abayomi Akinbinu, the Regional Manager, South-South and South-East, FAAN, at the arrival of the first flight said that the Port Harcourt airport management would ensure maximum compliance to safety guidelines as flight operations resume at the airport.
Abayomi, who expressed satisfaction with adherence to safety measures, stated that management will give no room for default even as he commended service providers and passengers at the airport.

“ I think I’m satisfied with our adherence to safety tips, but we need to adjust few protocols especially in the area of adherence to physical distancing rule". He said.
“Our markings of 1.5 meters apart are visibly on the floor, but maybe because of excitement, it’s not being properly followed; so we need to enforce that,” Abayomi added.
He mentioned that the first flight experienced low passenger turnout, being the first since COVID-19 lockdown.

Other airports are expected to resume operations today while the remaining ones will open for passenger flights on July 15.