The Nigeria’s Overland Airways, has resumed flight services
to Asaba International Airport following the re-opening of the airport, reports
ITRealms.
Overland Airways flights, ITRealms gathered, will be departing
Abuja to Asaba by 11:30am on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 12 noon on Sundays.
Flights from Asaba to Abuja will depart by 1pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and
1:30pm on Sundays.
Overland Airways expressed appreciation to the Delta State
Government for the re-opening of the airport for business operations. According
to Mrs. Aanu Benson, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Overland Airways, the
upgrade of the Asaba International Airport will promote seamless, conducive and
safe operations of flight services at the airport.
“Since our first-ever flight to Asaba International Airport
which opened the airport in 2011, we have been, and will remain a major partner
in the economic transformation of Delta State. Our resumption of the
Abuja-Asaba-Abuja flights demonstrates the commitment of Overland Airways to
serve the people of Delta State and its environs. We want to assure the
travelling public, most especially passengers between Asaba and Abuja, of our
customer-centric service at all times,” he said.
The Delta State Government had announced the closure of the
Asaba Airport effective April 9, 2018 to allow for the upgrade of facilities at
the airport.
Overland Airways provides vital flight connectivity between
Asaba and Abuja, thereby easing the inconvenience passengers face in connecting
both cities.
Delta State is an oil producing and agricultural State in
Nigeria, situated in the South-South geo-political zone with a population of
4,098,291. The capital city is Asaba, located at the northern end of the State
with an estimated area of 762 square kilometres (294 sq mi), while Warri is the
economic nerve center of the State and also the most populated. The State with
a total land area of 16,842 square kilometres (6,503 sq mi) is endowed with
many solid minerals.
Overland Airways is Nigeria’s longest-serving and most
consistent scheduled commercial airline providing uninterrupted flight services
in Nigeria over the past 16 years. Overland Airways flies to various
destinations in Nigeria including Lagos, Ilorin, Asaba, Abuja, Dutse, Jalingo,
Akure and Ibadan. The airline looks to begin regional flight services to
Cotonou and Lome, both in West Africa.
Ayo Midele/GEE
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