By Uche Mbah
The state carrier of Akwa Ibom state, Ibom air, is poised to land for the first time at Akanu Ibiam airport, Enugu on September 14, 2020. It is scheduled to operate from Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe international airports.
This brings the airlines flight destinations to five-Uyo, Lagos, Abuja, Calabar, and now Enugu.
The airline started operations on June 7, 2019,. Currently, it is in possession of five bombardier CRJ aircraft. Bombardier is a Brazilian firm manufacturing aircraft. It is the fastest rising state-owned airline in Nigeria.
This launch into Enugu will help to decongest the teeming traveling population of the coal city that has been forced to use Owerri, Asaba , and Port Harcourt for their local travels. It is the second route the airline is expanding to after the domestic restart. It commenced flights on Monday 20th June 2020 after the COVID 19 lockdown.
Its inaugural flight was to Calabar Airport.
“We are launching our Enugu flights from Lagos and Abuja as part of our organic expansion strategy. Our aim is to be able to offer our trademark experience of scheduled reliability, on-time departure and excellent service to a wider pool of domestic travelers across the country”, says the chief operating officer, George Urieshi.
