The federal government has announced the extension of international airports’ closure by two weeks.
The airports had been closed to scheduled commercial flights on March 23 for one month as part of measures to prevent further spread of the deadly coronavirus disease.
Announcing the extension in a tweet from his verified Twitter handle yesterday, the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, explained that the decision followed the extension of the lockdown by the federal government by additional two weeks.
“As a result of the extension on lockdown by Mr. President, it is no longer possible for us to open our airspace and airports for normal operations by the 23rd of April, 2020. They will remain closed for a further two weeks. This is subject to review as appropriate, please,” Sirika said.