Only one
foreign airline has agreed to use the Kaduna International Airport, as the
Nigerian government officially announced the closure of the Abuja International
Airport on Monday.
Airport on Monday.
The Minister
of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, told journalists that so far only Ethiopian
Airlines has agreed to use the Kaduna airport as an alternative.
The government
said the Abuja airport will be closed beginning from 12 a.m. Wednesday.
The closure
will last for six weeks to allow a comprehensive maintenance of the airport
runway.
The decision
to close the only airport in the federal capital has been criticised by
aviation experts, and several international airlines warned they will not
operate the Kaduna route.
Mr. Sirika
said observations made by acting President Yemi Osinbajo who was in Kaduna
Airport on Friday had been “taken care of”.
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