Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said that only five airlines were cleared to resume flight operations.

This is just as it explained that approval was not given to Aero, Azman Air and Max Air to restart flight services because they failed to meet the new protocols.

According to the regulatory body, the five airlines approved to start operations are: Arik Air, Air Peace, Dana Air, Overland and Ibom Air.

The Chairman, NCAA, COVID-19 Committee, Godwin Balang in a virtual conference organised by the regulatory body explained NCAA granted approval to only five airlines to restart flight. They are Air Peace, Arik Air, Dana Airlines, Ibom Air and Overland Airways Limited For unscheduled aircraft operators, also known as General Aviation, the committee said that Allied Air Limited, ANAP Business Jets and Bristow Helicopters had so far complied with the NCAA regulations.

All domestic airport, the committee pointed out “scored an aggregate 87.2 per cent  but that  only Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), GAT, Murtala Muhammed Airport (MM2) Mallam Aminu Kano Airport and Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja have been given the approval to restart”.