Aero Contractors announces the suspension of its flights with effect from midnight of Thursday. The airline, in a statement, said this was in recognisance of the efforts of the Federal Government to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria.
According to the airline, the decision is in support of precaution to ensure that there is no community infection in the country. This is also in line with the decision of the Lagos State Government which had prohibited any gathering that is more than 20 persons, it added.
The statement read: “Coronavirus, known as COVID-19 is a global threat to our humanity and considering its devastating effect on many countries where it has led to death of thousands of people, we have decided to make this onerous sacrifice by suspending our flight operations for two weeks, effective Midnight 26 March, 2020.
After the two week duration, we will review the progress made and take a decision on resumption of operations. “We therefore crave the understanding of our esteemed customers to recognize our decision as a responsible corporate citizen and our support for full Government effort to protect our citizens.
We have also taken care of all the future schedule of our customers and will ensure that those who have booked flights with us will be taken to their destinations in our usual safe and efficient service
