Flair Aviation, an aviation company with ties to Germany and the
United Kingdom, has been caught operating commercial flights into
Nigeria.
Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation, said the aircraft has
been seized and the crew is being interrogated.
According to Sirika, the company was given clearance for
humanitarian operations.
“Flair Aviation, a UK company, was given approval for
humanitarian operations but regrettably we caught them conducting
commercial flights. This is callous!” he tweeted on Sunday.
“The craft is impounded, the crew being interrogated. There
shall be maximum penalty. Wrong time to try our resolve!”
The federal government barred international flights into the
country on March 21 as part of efforts to control the coronavirus
outbreak.
Flair Aviation, an aviation company with ties to Germany and the
United Kingdom, has been caught operating commercial flights into
Nigeria.
Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation, said the aircraft has
been seized and the crew is being interrogated.
According to Sirika, the company was given clearance for
humanitarian operations.
“Flair Aviation, a UK company, was given approval for
humanitarian operations but regrettably we caught them conducting
commercial flights. This is callous!” he tweeted on Sunday.
“The craft is impounded, the crew being interrogated. There
shall be maximum penalty. Wrong time to try our resolve!”
The federal government barred international flights into the
country on March 21 as part of efforts to control the coronavirus
outbreak.