Pointblanknews.com report that Royal Dutch
Airline, KLM and Delta Airline will no longer fly into Abuja by the end
of August due to the increasing Boko Haram attacks. The two airlines are heeding directives from
the United States Department of States to suspend further flights into
Abuja following the surging activities of the Islamist Militant group.
Both Airlines fly from New York
and Amsterdam into Abuja. Its flights from Atlanta to Lagos are however
not affected. Sources said the U.S States Department took the decision
to safeguard it interests from possible harm and attack. It is not
immediately known if other U.S interests in Abuja are affected with the
directive.
A staff of Delta Airline on condition of anonymity said the airline fear that soon Boko Haram might attack airports and target U.S interests in Nigeria. “Boko Haram have been attacking facilities in few Kilometers to the airport and they have promised to attack any U.S interest in Nigeria and it is based on that the State Department gave the directives
Henceforth, all flight from the United States to Abuja would now be routed through Air France.
A staff of Delta Airline on condition of anonymity said the airline fear that soon Boko Haram might attack airports and target U.S interests in Nigeria. “Boko Haram have been attacking facilities in few Kilometers to the airport and they have promised to attack any U.S interest in Nigeria and it is based on that the State Department gave the directives
Henceforth, all flight from the United States to Abuja would now be routed through Air France.
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