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Sunday, 21 February 2021 - 10:21
During the 24 hours ending at 08:30 a.m. today at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake, 22 aircraft were in operation and 1,504 passengers were accommodated.
Airport officials said that 943 passengers from 12 planes arrived at the Katunayake airport during this period.
Among the passengers were 96 from Muscat, Oman, 75 from Saudi Arabia and 79 from Doha.
In addition, 561 passengers boarded 10 flights from Katunayake International Airport during this period.
The Federal Government has placed a 72-hour suspension on outbound Emirates flights from Nigeria.
This is contained in a circular issued on February 4 by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
The circular states that the suspension followed a violation of guidelines placed by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
According to the circular signed by NCAA director-general, Musa Nuhu, the airline has been airlifting passengers from Nigeria using rapid antigen tests conducted by laboratories not approved by regulatory authorities.
“Based on the foregoing and to enable the Nigerian government to put in place the needed infrastructure and logistics for COVID-19 RDT testing for departing passengers, the PTF has directed that Emirates Airlines should either accept passengers without RDT pending when the infrastructure and logistics are put in place or suspend its flights to and from Nigeria until such a time when the required infrastructure and logistics are fully establ
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