Ebola Fears Mobilize African Aviation Authorities
WTO advice against bans on travel to and from Ebola-affilicated countries hasn't stopped Ivory Coast and Zambia from doing just that.
Nigeria has banned Gambia Bird Airlines from its territory due to what the country's CAA considers the carrier's inadequate measures to contain the spread of Ebola. (Photo: Gambia Bird Airlines)
Nigeria has banned Gambia Bird Airlines from its territory due to what the country's CAA considers the carrier's inadequate measures to contain the spread of Ebola. (Photo: Gambia Bird Airlines)

In moves that appear counter to the advice of the World Health Organization (WHO), Zambia and the Ivory Coast have issued bans on air travel between their territories and three West African countries in which Ebola outbreaks have occurred. Meanwhile, Nigeria has suspended all flights by Gambia Bird Airlines into its airports, citing the carrier’s failure to take sufficient measures to contain the spread of the virus. Although health officials have reported no cases of Ebola in Gambia, Gambia Bird flies to the stricken countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.