Nigeria: 'Physical Distancing Onboard Not Feasible'

5 June 2020

The International Air Trans¬port Association (IATA) has said social distancing as proposed by the federal gov¬ernment is not feasible on-board aircraft.

The Nigerian government had, on Monday, in Abuja, during the daily update by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, said that indigenous airlines could only airlift between 50 and 70 percent of its passenger-capacity on any flight when they resume on June 21.

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