Osubi Airport, Warri, Delta state, has resumed commercial
flight operations after a 17-month closure.
The airport was shutdown in February 2020 following
controversies between aviation service providers and Shoreline Oil Services
Limited, the operator of the airport, over alleged debt and mismanagement.
In March 2021, the federal government approved the reopening
of the facility for daylight operations.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is the new
operator of the airport.
Speaking at the reopening ceremony on Friday, Wilson Egwato,
the airport manager, said the airport currently operates Warri-Lagos and
Warri-Abuja flights.
Eqwato assured that other routes would be added soon.
“We intend to open more routes because the market is very
large and viable. The business is here, and we are ready for it,” NAN quoted
him.
“Before now, we had three airlines: Arik Air, Air Peace and
Aero operating at the airport, but with this reopening, we are having the
United Nigeria Airline (UNA), and we are expecting more.
“UNA is setting up its office here. I believe that before the
end of July, they will fly Lagos and Abuja.”
On his part, Sheriff Oborevwori, speaker, Delta house of
assembly, expressed happiness at the reopening of the airport.
He said the airport would boost revenue generation, both for
the state and the federal government.
“We are here to
witness the re-making of history. I say this because on April 17, 1999, when
the airport was inaugurated, it was the first of its kind in the state,”
Oborevwori said.
“It attracted headlines as a major breakthrough in air
transportation in Delta.”
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