The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja will now be closed for six weeks on March 8.
The move, according to the would enable the government repair its runway, the aviation ministry said tuesday, pushing the move back later than previously scheduled.
The decision to shut the airport and divert Abuja-bound flights to Kaduna, an airport used primarily for domestic flights about 160 kilometres (100 miles) to the north, was taken after airlines threatened to stop flying to the capital.
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