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The Federal government of Nigeria has lifted the ban on Emirates Airlines flying into the country. This agreement was reached after due consultations between the government of the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria. News sources have it on record that visiting visa issuance by the UAE would commence on October 8th. The minister of Aviation in Nigeria has made it clear that the air travel between the two countries would commence once the visa ban has been lifted. 

The Federal Government of Nigeria has increased available seats on the flights of international airlines to 200 passengers per aircraft operating into the two designated airports, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Musa Nuhu, the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Saturday. He communicated the approved capacity increase to all foreign airline operators flying into Nigeria through the Air Operators Letter (AOL) dated October 2, which is also the effective date of the updated flight schedules. “The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with the new update is to see on the average, 2,200 passengers daily, while the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, is to witness averagely, 1,400 passengers on daily basis. A total of 25, 200 seats per week is now available to foreign carriers to sell.’’ “You shall ensure that all flight operations are

 The first batch of regional and international flights landed in South Africa early on Thursday, as borders reopened after a more than six-month shutdown to limit the spread of coronavirus. German carrier Lufthansa was the first European airline to resume operations into the country, with a flight from Frankfurt landing at Johannesburg's O.R. Tambo International airport at 8.30 a.m. (0630 GMT). Planes also flew in from Kenya, Zambia, and neighboring Zimbabwe. Africa's most industrialized economy sealed its borders at the start of a strict anti-coronavirus lockdown on March 27. Restrictions on movement and business have been gradually eased since May, but international borders stayed shut to avoid importing the virus from abroad. The travel ban dealt a heavy blow to the tourist industry, which usually employs around 1.5 million people and contributes over 8.5 percent GDP, according to the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA). The group estimated in July that each day