Federal Government confirms United Arab Emirates
The Federal Government has confirmed that the United Arab Emirates, UAE, has conceded seven flight slots to Nigeria’s carrier. The move, which was confirmed by the Ministry of Aviation on Tuesday, follows the withdrawal of Emirates’ 21-slot winter schedule by the Federal Government owing to what it described as a breach of reciprocity.
The UAE had earlier denied an indigenous airline from operating to Sharjah, near Dubai, three times a week. It also joined the United Kingdom, UK, Canada, and Argentina in adding Nigeria on its travel red list over cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19. However, the UK has cleared Nigeria and 10 other countries from its red list, but the UAE has still maintained the travel restrictions.
