Hadi Sirika, the
minister of aviation, says food will no longer be served on domestic flights
when operations resume.
Speaking on Monday
at the daily briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19, Sirika said
the decision is part of efforts to control the spread of the novel coronavirus
on flights.
“For this domestic
operation, there will be no food. No food will be given to reduce contamination
level and we will allow you to come with your mask,” he said.
“Like the MD of FAAN
had said the other day, we see it as your private thing. So it is you bring
your mask, they don’t have to be the fancy ones.”
Explaining how cabin
crew came into existence, Sirika said: “Remember I told you on this platform
that the cabin crew’s job is not to offer you tea.
“They came into the
industry because of people who were getting air-sick so we thought we would be
putting nurses in the airplane to look after those people who are sick.
“Since then, they
metamorphosed and they became something new. They want to now give you tea
because many people don’t get sick anymore, they give will either give you
coffee, offer you food and drink and so on.
“So the main purpose
of the cabin staff is to ensure that we all remain safe for your welfare and
your health.”
Airline operators in
the country including Allen Onyeama, Air Peace CEO, and Ado Sanusi, Aero
Contractors CEO, had earlier said their airlines would no longer serve
refreshments.
This, they said,
would reduce contact between cabin crew and passengers.
They also said it
would reduce the frequency with which flyers would remove their face masks.
Domestic flights
will resume at the Lagos and Abuja airports on July 8.
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