COVID-19: 997 Americans Evacuated from Nigeria
Nine hundred and ninety-seven Americans have been repatriated back to the United States (US) to reunite with their friends and families during the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, the US Mission Nigeria said on Thursday.
It said three US Consulate-organised chartered flights operated by Delta Air Lines and Ethiopian Airlines repatriated 850 American citizens from the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos to the United States from April Monday to Wednesday, adding that 147 US nationals were airlifted from Abuja on April 4.
“These repatriation flights were made possible by a tremendous effort by the U.S. Consulate team and great cooperation from Nigerian partners, including the Ministry of Aviation, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), and the Lagos State Government.
“The State Department’s effort to bring Americans home during the COVID-19 pandemic has required a remarkable diplomatic and logistical effort. As of April 8, the Department of State has coordinated the repatriation of 50,339 Americans from 94 countries since January 29,” the mission said.
It quoted the Consul General Claire Pierangelo to have said the US Department of State has no greater priority in times of emergency than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas.
“This has been three weeks in the making. We had more than 50 people working on this on a daily basis to make sure that we can find the Americans, get the planes, secure flight clearances for the planes to land here and also ensure safe passage of the Americans traveling to the airport since the city is on lockdown.
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