₦airaland Forum

By Kelvin Osa Okunbor



Hundreds of Americans scheduled for evacuation from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos to United States capital, Washington DC had their hope dashed as the airline Omni Air International was denied over flight permits by some African countries.



An Immigration hinted that the US nationals, who had been checked-in by the airport authorities, were seen collecting their baggage from through arrival baggage belts with the plan to go back home.



An Immigration source hinted that the flight to be operated by Omni Air International on charter operations was ‘cancelled due to the inability of the airline get over-fly permit.”

Overflight permits are authorisations from Civil Aviation Authorities (CAAs) to overfly any country’s airspace.

Overflight permits differ from country to country in terms of regulations and airspace coverage area.

Read Also; Air France airlifts 399 nationals out of Nigeria
According to global aviation requirements, overflight permits are mandatory requirements to be procured in advance third party provider for any planned route of flight.



Meanwhile, 637 French and German citizens were on Thursday evacuated from Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos by their governments.



Air France’s A330 airplane, which was the first to land departed at 13.56hr while Lufthansa German Airline departed with her nationals at 15.46hr.

Before their departure, the Germans underwent airport security formalities and screening for COVID-19 as they awaited the Lufthansa flight, which landed few hours after for the evacuation under ‘emergency’ and ‘humanitarian’ flight operations






https://thenationonlineng.net/denial-of-overflight-permit-stalls-evacuation-of-us-nationals/

Let them stay back here. Nigeria is safe. We have the best President on the planet earth, Asadullah Sai Baba, also best doctors to fight the stubborn covid-19.

madridguy:
Let them stay back here. Nigeria is safe. We have the best President on the planet earth, Asadullah Sai Baba, also best doctors to fight the stubborn covid-19.

Our prayers is let the government and the citizens adhere to lockdown

Convid-19 never reach Naija

If the real one enter

Even baba Sef go tear race

Baba the lock down get as he be oooo. No light and generator noise don dey make person get headache.

Even food price don go high

Baba you're always on my prayer because NYC dey red now from news i dey see.

sarrki:



Our prayers is let the government and the citizens adhere to lockdown

Convid-19 never reach Naija

If the real one enter

Even baba Sef go tear race

madridguy:
Baba the lock down get as he be oooo. No light and generator noise don dey make person get headache.

Even food price don go high

Baba you're always on my prayer because NYC dey red now from news i dey see.

We will be fine

We will all be fine

This will definitely pass away

Insha Allah it will pass away soonest.

sarrki:
We will be fine

We will all be fine

This will definitely pass away