Federal
Government, weekend, confirmed that Ethiopian Airlines would commence direct
flights to and from Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, from Saturday,
August 24, 2013.
This would be the
first international flights to be operated into the South East geo-political
zone of the country, barely two years after the airport in Enugu was accorded
international status.
Minister of
Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, who disclosed this in Abuja, said she had
already written President Goodluck Jonathan informing him of the airlines’
inaugural flight.
She said the
airport’s designation as an international airport was part of the aviation
master plan of the present administration to give every zone in the country the
opportunity to grow its full potentials in economic and social development.
With the foray of
Ethiopian Airlines into Enugu, businessmen and other travellers from all the
states of the South East as well as Edo and Delta now have the option of making
their international travels through Enugu, rather than erstwhile reliance of
far-aay Lagos and Abuja.
General Manager,
Corporate Communication, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Yakubu
Dati, said President Jonathan’s administration had fulfilled his promise of
giving every part of the country equal opportunity to develop and realise its
dreams.
According to him,
the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, was designed and built by the
former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme when he was only 26, while his vision of
many years is now being fulfilled.
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