Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State says full commercial activities will commence at the Asaba International Airport in July.
The governor gave the assurance on Thursday during an inspection visit to the airport.
He commended the contractor, “Setraco” for the reconstruction work on the runway.
“It took two years for ULO (the former contractor) to construct 900 metres of the runway, but it gladdens my heart that in just three weeks, Setraco has done 1.1 km of the runway.
“From the work programme, it may be possible for Setraco to complete the project in three and half months.
“The speed with which they mobilise to site is wonderful,’’ he said, expressing optimism that in another four months, bigger planes would land at the airport.
Jihad Yahgi, an Engineer and the Area Manager, Setraco, who explained the level of work done so far, said that the company would soon complete the water channels at the airport.
He promised that the work would be completed on schedule and in line with specifications.
(NAN)
The management of Max Air Ltd has concluded arrangement to commence domestic flights to all destinations airports in Nigeria, this according to the management of the Airline is to ease the hardship being encountered by air travellers across the country. The announcement is contained in a statement signed by the max air limited management media consultant, Ibrahim Dahiru on 28th January, 2018. According to the statement, The Airline has acquired three additional aircraft which would be used for the domestic operation nationwide. The newly acquired aircraft 737-500 with the capcity of 130 seats each would have it’s operational base in Kano.
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