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GUIDANCE ON GLOBAL

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

TRANSMISSION

Airports Council International
World has provided guidance for airports
following the recent outbreak of the
corona virus.
As the global response to the outbreak
continues, it is expected that national regu-
lators and health authorities will introduce
measures directly affecting airports and the
aviation industry more broadly.
NCAA SETS NEW RULES FOR advisory bulletin on the Transmission
The ACI has therefore issued an
of Communicable Diseases intended as
AIRLINE OPERATORS guidance for airports that can be modified
to the local situation as necessary and
used in discussion with local authorities
and national regulators when determining Face masks are selling out and temperatures are being checked
appropriate actions. at airports and train stations in China as the new corona virus
Workers in protective suits check the condition of a passenger on an airplane that had just landed from The bulletin deals with the issues threatens to spread during the Lunar New Year travel rush
the Changsha city - a province neighbouring the Hubei province where the outbreak began of communication, responsibility and corona virus outbreak,” ACI world director decision-making and action.”
screening.
The top priority should be the swift general Angela Gittens said. Airport members are advised to refer to
“The guidance we have issued re-iterates
are to be submitted to the port health airlines are to contact port health services agreement between the airport and the a number of options and best practices that the general guidelines that are contained
in the document entitled ‘Airport
services on arrival at the designated point for clearance before importing human relevant authority of responsibility and airports and national authorities can use preparedness guidelines for outbreaks of
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority of entry. remains into the country. accountability for measures. to protect against communicable diseases communicable disease’.
(NCAA) has put all airline operators, Air “Sick passengers on board an aircraft are “Designated points of entries are to The ACI World’s guidance complements that might pose a serious risk to public To keep updated on the latest news
Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) and required by the crew to fill in a passenger ensure stakeholders collaboration in the region-specific advice issued by ACI Asia health. on the corona virus outbreak, ACI
Aerodrome Operators on alert over the locator form in line with Nig.CARs handling of a suspected case of communi- Pacific to its members recently. “The recommendations are designed to recommends interested parties get their
18.8.22.5.
cable disease in line with their respective
“The health and welfare of travellers,
outbreak of the corona virus and set new public health emergency contingency plans staff and the public, and to reduce the reduce exposure to an infectious agent at information from the website maintained
“The completed passenger locator forms
guidelines for their operations. are to be submitted to the port health (PHECPs). opportunities for dissemination of commu- airports and to improve the response to by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
General Manager Public Affairs Sam services on arrival at the designated point “Routine measures, train staff, provide nicable diseases, are the priorities for the health-related emergencies by establishing WHO Disease Outbreak News or www.who.
Adurogboye made this known in a state- of entry,” he said. appropriate space, stockpiling of adequate aviation industry following the recent novel standards and procedures for rapid int/. Q
ment issued in Lagos. Adurogboye said airlines must have on equipment including personal protective
Adurogboye said the alert and guidelines board the appropriate number of first equipment should be in place at POE.
were contained in a letter by the acting aid kits, universal precaution kits and “The equipment will be used in assessing NEWS DIGITAL
director general NCAA, Capt. Sidi Abdullahi. emergency medical kits according to the and managing ill travellers detected before
The NCAA official said it had called for a provisions of Nig.CARs 7.9.1.11 and 7.9.1.12. travel on board aircraft and on arrival,” he
high level of vigilance by airlines, especially He said airlines must make sure their said.
those operating international and regional crew members are up to date in how to Adurogboye said the procedures were FLYWESTAIR INCREASES FLIGHT
flights, all designated point of entries handle communicable disease on board an in place for communicating information
(POEs) and travelling public. aircraft. on ill travellers between aircraft and POE
According to the letter, all operators are Adurogboye said cabin crew should and between POEs and National Health FREQUENCIES
now required to carry out the following: follow the operational procedures Authorities.
“Pilots in Command of aircraft are recommended by the International Air He said safe transportation of symptom-
to report to the Air Traffic Control any Transport Association (IATA) and their atic passengers to hospitals or designated
suspected cases of communicable disease airlines’ standard operating procedures in facilities for clinical assessment and “These new flights are being added in response to market
on board an aircraft in line with Nig. CARs handling possible cases of communicable treatment was organised. demand and are a testament to our hard-working team at
18.8.22.4. diseases on board an aircraft. An NCAA official said airlines and Namibia private airline Westair Aviation has announced the FlyWestair,” said Westair Aviation CEO Henri van Schalkwyk.
“In case of a suspected case of communi- “They are to ensure that passengers with POEs were to report to it in writing any addition of two-weekday flights to the current routes serviced by Westair Aviation launched its domestic passenger flights in
cable disease on board an aircraft, the air symptoms of acute respiratory infection ex- suspected case of communicable disease its commercial airline, FlyWestair. late June last year following the granting of its designated carrier
crew is to fill the aircraft general declara- ercises cough etiquette maintain distance, observed in flight or at any Point of Entry Starting next month, FlyWestair will increase the number of status by the Namibian Transport Commission.
tion in line with Nig. CARs 18.8.17.4 and cover coughs and sneezes with disposable (POE) - International Airport. weekly flights to Ondangwa, Oranjemund and Cape Town with According to the Namibian-owned company, FlyWestair has
Annex 8 of International Health Regulations tissues and wash hands thoroughly. Adurogboye warned that failure to two-weekday flights per week, the airline said in a statement conducted more than 600 flights since its inauguration, with
(IHR 2005). “Passengers should be encouraged by adhere to these guidelines would be “This will increase the airline’s flight frequency to these key an on-time dispatch reliability of 98.7 percent for over 20,000
“Completed aircraft general declarations the crew to self-report if they feel ill while viewed seriously by the authority. Q destinations from 30 to 46 flights per week,” the statement said. passengers. Q

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