Ebola Scare: Arik Suspends Flights To Liberia, Sierra Leone

Arik Airlines

This was disclosed in a statement issued and signed by the airline’s Head of Corporate Communications, Ola Adebanji, in Lagos. It said the suspension would be in force until further notice.

 

The first Ebola virus death officially confirmed in Lagos involved a Liberian national. He had flown into Lagos on a foreign airline from Monrovia via Lome in Togo last week.

 

The statement said the flights suspension decision was a precautionary measure aimed at safeguarding the lives of Nigerians.