The Nigerian government barred eight airlines from entering the West African nation as it resumed international flights operations.
The airlines are: Air France, KLM Royal Dutch, Lufthansa, Etihad Airways, RwandAir, Air Namibia, Royal Air Maroc and TAAG Angola.
Some of the airlines were denied permission to enter because Nigerians with tourist visas have been banned from entering those countries.
Minister for Aviation Hadi Sirika hsaid that Nigeria will bar entry to nationals and airlines of countries that do not allow Nigerians to enter their territories amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The other airlines, with the exception of RwandAir, were barred because their nations had not yet resumed international flights.
Meanwhile, 14 airlines were given the green light to operate in the country. They are: Middle-East Airlines, British Airways, Delta Airlines, Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, EgyptAir, Air Peace, Virgin Atlantic, Asky, Africa World Airways, Air Cote-d’Ivoire, Kenya Airways, Emirate, and Turkish airlines.