Enugu State Government, under Governor Peter Mbah, earlier this week, floated an airline, the Enugu Air.
Thus becoming the second state to own a commercial airline in Nigeria and the first in South East Nigeria. The first is Ibom Airline, which was set up in June 2019 and wholly owned by the Akwa Ibom State Government, in the South-South region of the country.
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation Development, Festus Keyamo, performed the ceremony at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.
Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Mbah described the launch of the Enugu Air as a triumph of vision, assuring that the airline would change the economic fortunes of the state positively.
“We are starting off with three Embraer aircraft, efficient elegant birds made for our terrain. Our routes begin with a powerful golden triangle: Enugu to Abuja to Lagos,” he said.
He explained that the airline would expand beyond the present routes to other Nigerian cities and beyond. “From there, we will stretch our wings to Port Harcourt, Owerri, Benin, Kano and across various other cities.
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