The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA has announced the immediate resumption of international flights at the Port Harcourt International Airport Rivers State, Njenje Media News reports.
In a memo from the Director General of the NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu, “the directive became imperative following clearance directives from the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19”.
International flights will resume at the Port Harcourt International Airport with immediate effect while that of Akanu Ibiam International Airport will be announced in due course.
Njenje Media recalls, that Enugu International Airport was initially scheduled for reopening on the 3rd of May, Kano on the 5th of April, and Port Harcourt on the 15th of April, 2021 for international. Amongst the three airports, only Kano State reopened as scheduled, PortHarcourt was delayed by three weeks without concrete excuse, while Enugu Airport is expected to reopen mid May, 2021.