Nigeria Arranges 3 More Evacuation Flights from U.S.

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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has arranged three more flights to evacuate Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic.

According to the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr Ben Okoyen, the third and fourth special flights are scheduled for July 17 and July 28.

Okoyen said both flights, operated by Ethiopian Airlines, would convey the evacuees from New Jersey to Abuja.

The fifth flight, operated also by the same Airlines, will airlift the passengers from Texas to Lagos on July 31, according to the Nigerian consulate in Atlanta.

So far, the government has evacuated 487 stranded Nigerians from the U.S. in two operations conducted on May 9 and July 3.

Meanwhile, the delayed flight from Canada has been rescheduled for July 18, according to a statement by the Nigeria High Commission there.

(NAN)