Aero Contractors, one of Nigeria\u2019s leading airlines, begins scheduled
\nflights at Asaba Airport tomorrow, Monday, April 7, 2014 with Lagos and
\nAbuja as the initial routes. This brings to three the number of airlines
\noperating flights from Asaba as Overland and Arik had been on the route
\nsince the airport opened for commercial services on July 13 2011.
\nAccording to the flight schedule issued by Aero, daily operations into
\nAsaba begin from Abuja at 10.10 am and depart for Lagos at 11.45am. The
\nreturn flight from Lagos departs for Asaba at 14.45 pm while the Abuja
\nflight leaves at 16.20pm.
\nThe entrance of Aero reinforces the status of Asaba Airport as one of the
\nbusiest and most viable in the country.
\nAfter commencing commercial flight operations on July 13, 2011, Asaba
\nAirport has handled 6,331 flights and 192,651 passengers at the end of
\nOctober 2013. This is aside from the 18 flights and 63 passengers handled
\nbefore commercial flights began, bringing total operational results to
\n6,349 flights and 192,714 passengers.
\nChike Ogeah, Delta State Commissioner for Information, speaking on the
\nentrance of Aero into Asaba, said the dream of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan,
\ngovernor of Delta State, of building a hub in Asaba is on track to coming
\nto fruition.
\n\u201cIt is still early days in terms of the number of airlines and the
\ndestinations being services. More routes will be opened as more airlines
\njoin the Asaba operations. More importantly, this development underscores
\nthe state of navigational facilities at the airport as being world class.
\nThe equipment installed the airport underwent rigorous screening and
\nevaluation from all the relevant safety agencies, including the Federal
\nAirports Authority of Nigeria, National Civil Aviation Authority and other
\nagencies\u201d, Ogeah stated.
\nHe said equipment for night flights are being acquired ahead of the
\ncommencement of operations at the cargo section of the airport. According
\nto him, direct flights to Europe and other parts of the world for the
\nexport of goods are expected to begin from Asaba in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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