Some domestic airlines have continued flight operations despite the strike embarked by the workers of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET), which is the agency that provides weather reports to airlines.
Domestic airlines including Ibom Air, United Nigeria Airlines, Aero Contractors, Arik Air have continued to operate but on Thursday, Air Peace announced that it would suspend flight service due to the strike by NIMET.
However, media reports have it that apart from domestic airlines, foreign airlines are also operating into Nigeria, as indicated by flight radar, which captures all aircraft operating in the airspace globally) on Thursday morning.
Flight radar showed aircraft flying in Nigeria airspace, including flights en-route Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt, both domestic and aircraft operated by international carriers.
United Nigeria Airlines on Wednesday announced that it was not shutting down operations and expressed its unwavering commitment to “ensuring the safety, comfort, and confidence of its passengers during this period of uncertainty.”
According to a report by THISDAY, airlines have other sources of information on weather conditions in the airspace
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