Harboursandport.com: Lagos - United Nigeria Airlines will commence inaugural flight from Lagos through Enugu to Abuja airports today (Friday), Head, Corporate Communications of the airline, Mr Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu has said.
Uchegbu said the
inaugural flight is coming after the issuance of an Air Operators
Certificate , AOC, to United Nigeria by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority
,NCAA, having fulfilled all mandatory regulatory requirements.
According to him,
"United Nigeria Airlines will conduct its inaugural flight on Friday,
February 12, 2021.The inaugural flight will take off from the domestic wing of
Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MM2) in Ikeja, Lagos state and
terminate at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu, the operational base
of United Nigeria.
"The flight will
also visit Abuja from Enugu and finally return to Lagos.The United Nigeria
inaugural flight will be conducted with an EMB145 aircraft type. This is sequel
to the issuance of an Air Operators Certificate to United Nigeria by the
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), having fulfilled all mandatory
regulatory requirements.
"Regular daily
flight operations by United Nigeria to Lagos, Abuja, Asaba, Enugu airports also
commences immediately. Owerri and Port Harcourt will follow shortly.
" United Nigeria
will fly Lagos-Abuja at 6:45am daily; Abuja-Lagos at 8:15am daily; Lagos-Asaba
at 9:45am daily; Asaba-Abuja at 11:15am daily; Abuja- Asaba a4 12:45pm daily
and Asaba-Lagos at 14:15pm daily.It will also operate Lagos-Enugu at 7:00am
daily; Enugu-Abuja at 8:30am daily; Abuja-Enugu at 10:00am daily and
Enugu-Lagos at 11:30am daily."
United Nigeria
Airlines is the latest airline to commence domestic flight operations in the
country. Other prospective airlines are in the process of securing their own
AOC, according to sources in NCAA.
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