Anambra Airport Performs First Historic Commercial Flight
Airpeace Airline, who are commercial flight operators has carried out the first-ever commercial flight from Lagos and Abuja to the Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport, Umueri since the facility became ready for use two months ago.
The take-off of commercial flight operation at the airport became effective, December, 2nd, 2021. This is coming days after the Aviatit regulator, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority issued Authority to the state government.
The aircraft, labeled 5N BVD from Lagos airport touched down at exactly 2:30 pm, after flight duration of 40 minutes.
The Commissioner for Works, Engineer Marcel Ifejiofor gave an assurance that they would give their full support to the project to ensure that it remained in business and also ensure that its services benefitted generations yet unborn.
The elated Traditional Ruler of Umueri, Igwe Ben Emeka said it is a long dream-come-true as he welcomed the crew and passengers soon after the aircraft landed.
Igwe Emeka urged the government to fast track the set up of a pilot training school and an aircraft’s maintenance and repairs centre at the Airport to make it an aviation hub in West Africa, calling on the public to patronise the airport.
Some of the passengers, Dr. Tim Menakaya and Dr. Amaechi Nwachukwu who were enroute Abuja, said the long uncertainty over when the airport will become operational is finally over and is great cause for joy, just as the member representing Njikoka Constituency Two at the State House of Assembly, Sir Pete Ibida extolled Anambra State Governor for living the dream, expressing optimism that the incoming administration will sustain and add to the project.
Among the passengers who disembarked from the plane was Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province, Most Reverend Valerian Okeke who described the flight movement as smooth, said that the commencement of flights to and from the Anambra Airport would definitely change the economic status of the State in particular and the South East region in general.
