By West Africa’s largest carrier, Arik Air has revealed it’s resumption of scheduled flight operations to the newly refurbished Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Wednesday, April 19th, 2017 following the official resumption of operational activities at the airport.
This was dislcosed in a statement by the airline’s Communication and Public Relations Manager, Mrs Adebanji Ola.
She disclosed that the country’s biggest carrier will be operating daily flights between Abuja and Lagos.
Other destinations to be connected from Abuja include Ilorin, Ibadan, Gombe, Yola, Sokoto, Port Harcourt and Accra (Ghana).
Commenting on the resumption of flights to Abuja, Arik Air’s Chief Executive Officer, Captain Roy Ilegbodu said, “We are pleased that the Federal Government has fulfilled its promise to reopen Abuja Airport on schedule. This is highly commendable and airline operators can now operate safely to Abuja without any concerns about the state of the runway.
“We assure our Abuja bound passengers of the same high safety standard they have known the airline for over the years. Our pledge is to continue to improve on our on-time performance and team friendliness”.
In a related development, Arik announced that it will resume scheduled flight operations to Maiduguri International Airport from Monday, May 1, 2017.
The airline will be operating daily flights to Maiduguri via the Abuja Airport.
