After a five-month closure of the Nigerian airspace to scheduled international flights due to the lockdown occasioned by the global pandemic on Covid-19, foreign travel has resumed in Nigeria on Saturday after an aircraft operated by Middle East Airlines touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

The plane which took off from Beirut, Lebanon, landed at the airport at exactly 02:27 pm, The Scribe can confirm.

Meanwhile, two other airlines including Delta and British Airways are also expected to commence flight operations at the airport today. The Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, is also expected to restart its international flights.

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, had earlier stated that there would be sanctions for non-compliance with the guidelines on the part of the approved airlines and the passengers. He also said passengers who fail to comply with the Covid-19 protocol put in place to curb the importation of the virus would be suspended from travelling for six months while the sanction for airlines include paying a $3, 500 per passenger.