… Reassures Passengers Of Safety, Well-Being At Every Stage Of Flight
Arik Air has stated that it would resume flight operations to Mallam Aminu Kano Airport (MAKA) Kano and Yola Airport effective Tuesday, July 28, 2020.
A statement issued by the PR & Communications Manager, Arik Air, Adebanji Ola, explained that both services will originate from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with connections to and from Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
Adebanji stated that Arik Air would be operating separate flights from Abuja to Kano and Yola, adding that flights from Abuja to Kano would operate four times weekly on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday while flights from Abuja to Yola would operate thrice weekly on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Passengers traveling from Lagos, he said can connect seamlessly to these services from Abuja.
The airline reassured passengers of their safety and well-being at every stage of their flight, as the airline has put various measures in place in line with COVID-19 health protocols as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The airline also reiterated the need for passengers to use their face masks at every stage of their flights and arrive at least one and a half hours before their scheduled departure time.
Speaking on the resumption of flights to the two cities, the Chief Executive Officer of Arik Air, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu said, “We are delighted to recommence services to Kano and Yola following the approval for the reopening of the airports by the NCAA. We shall continue to review our operations as more airports are given official permission to reopen to ensure we serve our customers efficiently.”
