By our Reporter
The United Arab Emirate (UAE) has given requirements for it to resume its air operations to and fro Nigeria.
The requirements were contained in a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria dated March 24, 2021.
It would be recalled that Nigerian government temporarily banned Emirates Airlines from operating in the country over its continuous refusal to fly passengers without a pre-boarding Rapid Diagnostic Test (RTD) and the ban took effect midnight on March 17.
However, Emirate and KLM had in the past few weeks flown passengers into Nigeria but refused to fly passengers out owing to new guidelines introduced as part of measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
The UAE government, through its embassy in Abuja, said it has decided to remove the requirement for a Rapid Antigen Test at the airports in Nigeria.
It, however, listed conditions for resuming flight operations.
The country said the number of passengers on inbound flights to the UAE must not exceed 200 passengers for two weeks.
Also, it said only direct flights between the UAE and Nigeria will be allowed.