The carrier, Asky Airlines, which was temporarily banned on July 28, announced immediate resumption of services from Lagos to Abuja less than 24 hours after the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) lifted ban on the regional operator.
Asky was temporarily banned for airlifting the American who was the first Ebola victim in Nigeria, the late Patrick Sawyer, to Lagos even when he was severely suffering from Ebola.
He died three days after and it is the only reported case of death of the disease in Africa’s most populous country.
The Commercial Director of Asky Airlines, Mr. Nowel Ngala, who was present in Lagos, expressed happiness that the airline was finally given the right to continue to fly into Nigeria.
He said that the Nigerian market is key to the airline as it operates daily services to Nigeria and also ensures that Nigeria is well connected to West and Central African markets and the rest of the world from Lome – Togo together with its strategic partner Ethiopian Airlines.
The airline stated that after several meetings between its top management, health experts and the Nigerian NCAA, Asky’s daily flights to Nigeria were to resume successfully after a satisfactory report had been submitted with documentary evidence indicating a clear road map on all measures taken to prevent the spread of Ebola.
The letter from NCAA stated in part: “Having carefully examined these measures put in place by your airline especially the suspension of flights into Ebola infected countries, the Management of NCAA has lifted the temporary suspension placed on your flight into and out of Nigeria.”
“We are very much aware of all the inconvenience this has caused to our dear customers and the travel public at large, especially those who had commenced their journey before the suspension was imposed. We continue to hold our numerous customers within and outside Nigeria in high esteem with products and services that are targeted to make their travel experience a memorable one.”
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The carrier, Asky Airlines, which was temporarily banned on July 28, announced immediate resumption of services from Lagos to Abuja less than 24 hours after the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) lifted ban on the regional operator.
Asky was temporarily banned for airlifting the American who was the first Ebola victim in Nigeria, the late Patrick Sawyer, to Lagos even when he was severely suffering from Ebola.
He died three days after and it is the only reported case of death of the disease in Africa’s most populous country.
The Commercial Director of Asky Airlines, Mr. Nowel Ngala, who was present in Lagos, expressed happiness that the airline was finally given the right to continue to fly into Nigeria.
He said that the Nigerian market is key to the airline as it operates daily services to Nigeria and also ensures that Nigeria is well connected to West and Central African markets and the rest of the world from Lome – Togo together with its strategic partner Ethiopian Airlines.
The airline stated that after several meetings between its top management, health experts and the Nigerian NCAA, Asky’s daily flights to Nigeria were to resume successfully after a satisfactory report had been submitted with documentary evidence indicating a clear road map on all measures taken to prevent the spread of Ebola.
The letter from NCAA stated in part: “Having carefully examined these measures put in place by your airline especially the suspension of flights into Ebola infected countries, the Management of NCAA has lifted the temporary suspension placed on your flight into and out of Nigeria.”
“We are very much aware of all the inconvenience this has caused to our dear customers and the travel public at large, especially those who had commenced their journey before the suspension was imposed. We continue to hold our numerous customers within and outside Nigeria in high esteem with products and services that are targeted to make their travel experience a memorable one.”
