Ebola

 Ghana Bans Flights from Nigeria.

 

Following the death of a Liberian victim of the deadly Ebola virus in the country, Ghana has banned flights from Nigeria and other West African countries, according to allafrica.com. The Managing Director, Ghana Airport Company, Charles Asare, said it was part of elaborate emergency measures the authorities were implementing to prevent the virus from spreading into the West African country.

The General Manager, Public Affairs, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Mr. Fan Ndubouke, said that the agency was not aware of such a development. He said, “We are not aware of any such thing, we have confirmed from Arik Air and Aero Contractors which are the two airlines that fly to Ghana from Nigeria, and Arik has confirmed to us that they haven’t received such notice.

“We are still trying to get Aero to confirm, but I can tell you that from NCAA’s angle, there is nothing like that.” The Spokesman, Aero Contractors, Mr. Simon Tunba, told our correspondent that Aero had not heard anything like that. “We have not heard anything concerning such, and have not seen any letter to that effect.” Efforts to reach Arik for comments could not yield as at press time.

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/ghana-bans-flights-from-nigeria-liberia-others/
Posted 2 August, 2014.