Niger Republic has prohibited flights from Nigeria within its airspace.
The country’s airspace management authority, in a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) it issued, reiterated that flights from Nigeria would not be allowed to land in Niger but clarified that the restriction do not apply to commercial flights passing over Nigerien airspace without making a landing.
According to NOTAM, the country’s airspace “is opened to all national and international commercial flights from ground to unlimited except for Nigerian flights to or from Nigeria.”
“This restriction doesn’t affect commercial flights that fly over Nigerien airspace without landing there. However, it is recalled that ADB-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast) or Radar transponders (for surveillance and communication) must remain on for any flight taking place in the Niger Republic airspace,”
“On the other hand, the Niger Republic Airspace remains closed for all military, operational and other special flights. These military or special flights are only permitted subject to prior authorization from the competent authorities. This circular, which only concerns Niger and Nigeria does not repeal no NOTAM in force,” the circular stated.
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The restriction means that no commercial flight from Niger should overfly Nigerian airspace and no flight from any Nigerian state should overfly Niger’s airspace.
Nigeria on its part had previously announced its ban on flights to and from Niger through a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), with the statement indicating that this measure was implemented in alignment with the ECOWAS resolution.
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