Air Peace, Aero Airlines, Four Others to Resume Flights At Asaba Airport
Yesterday, six airlines, including two frontline carriers, are set for resumption of flights into the Asaba International Airport, the Delta State capital.
Air Peace and Aero Contractors are two major airlines billed to resume regular flight operations into Asaba at the beginning of the new week as the airport comes alive again four months after it was shut down in March following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Executive Assistant to the Governor of Delta State on Communications, Dr. Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, who confirmed this via a statement made to THISDAY in Asaba on Saturday, said the four other airlines lined up to resume normal commercial flights into and out of Asaba International Airport include Arik, whose fly-in is scheduled for Monday, August 24, 2020, while Azman, Air Ibom and United Air would resume later.
The management of Air Peace and Aero airlines have confirmed their readiness to resume flight operations into the Asaba Airport within 48 hours, Oghenesivbe said, adding that, "This development is sequel to approval given earlier (three days ago) by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). "Air Peace and Aero Airlines are to touch down on Monday August 24, 2020 at the Asaba international Airport, after almost four months of air travel lockdown due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.
"A total of six major Airlines will be flying the Asaba-Lagos and Asaba-Abuja routes namely Air Peace, Arik Air, Aero Airlines, Azman Air, United Airlines and Ibom Air.
"As one of the major domestic hubs in the country, Asaba International Airport is now ready to retain her prime place in civil aviation with effect from next Monday," the statement said, nothing that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of the state was thrilled at the development.
Secretary to the Delta State Government, Mr Chiedu Ebie, had last Thursday disclosed that the NCAA had formally cleared Asaba for resumption of regular flight operations, noting that the approval followed a recent inspection of the Asaba Airport by a team of officials of the aviation agency.
