The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Thursday, revealed that flights between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates will recommence soon.
He made this announcement following a meeting with UAE Ambassador Salem Saeed Al-Shamsi in Abuja.
Keyamo mentioned that the ambassador presented official communication from Emirates Airline, indicating a scheduled date for the resumption of flights to Nigeria.
“I paid a working visit to the Ambassador of the UAE to Nigeria, His Excellency, Salem Saeed Al-Shamsi at the UAE Embassy in Abuja,” Keyamo wrote on X.
“He handed me a correspondence from the Emirates Airline indicating a definite date of their resumption of flights to Nigeria. That date will be formally announced by Emirates Airlines in a matter of days”
In the previous month, Keyamo disclosed that Emirates had finalized arrangements to recommence flight operations to Nigeria before June 2024.
He indicated that he had received correspondence from Emirates regarding the carrier’s comeback.
