International flights: FG to fine airlines $3,500 per passenger for non-compliance
As international flights resume August 29, the Federal Government on Monday issued fresh COVID-19 protocol for passengers and airlines. It noted that a negative COVID-19 test result remained important for each passenger before boarding and upon arrival in Nigeria; while it also warned that airlines that fail to comply would pay a fine of $3,500 per passenger. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, made this known during a briefing in Abuja on Monday. Aliyu said, “We will continue with the policy that airlines will only board passengers without symptoms of COVID-19 and with negative