By Sumaila Ogbaje
Lufthansa Airlines has relocated its flight operations to the new terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
It is the first European airline to do so since the inauguration of the terminal in December 2018.
The flight, which landed at 5:30 p.m., had 110 passengers and 4 crew members on board the Air bus 300-200 series.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has issued a March 31 deadline to all foreign airlines to relocate their operations to the new terminal.
Mr Mahmud Sani, FAAN’s Regional General Manager, North Central and Abuja Airport Manager, said that it was in view of the ultimatum recently issued to airlines that made Lufthansa to move its operations to the terminal.
Sani said that other international carriers were already making preparations to relocate to the terminal before the expiration of the ultimatum.
“For now we have six international airlines here and the rest six are coming in between now…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria