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Nigeria Air plane arrives Friday – FG

The plane for the proposed Nigeria   Air will arrive on Friday ahead of the commencement of operations, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has confirmed.

The Minister told a television station that a Nigeria Air aircraft will land in the country in two days as part of processes to commence operations and unveiling of the delivery process.

He promised that the aircraft will be unveiled in Nigeria’s colours in fulfillment of all the promises made by the administration in the aviation sector.

He noted that the only incomplete item is the aerotropolis, which is the airport city and is 60 percent complete.

According to him, the groundwork had been completed and is looking to conclude work on the airport city by the next administration.

Sirika, at an aviation stakeholder’s forum in Abuja in March, said that Nigeria Air will commence full operations before the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

Responding to a question on when exactly Nigeria Air will commence operations, the Minister said: “Before the end of this administration, before May 29th, we will fly.”

He added that the Federal Government is leaving the aviation sector better than it met it having achieved over 90 percent of the sector’s road map.

The airline had applied to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for Air Operator Certificate (AOC).

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