Breaking News; Ethiopian Airline Lands at the Abuja Airport 18th April 2017

Ethiopian Airline Airbus A350 has landed at the Abuja Airport.

It is the first major airline to do so, coming a day to the reopening of the airport, which the federal government says is 100 percent complete.

Earlier today, the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, had a test flight on board, making first landing in Abuja after six weeks of rehabilitation of the runway and other facilities at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.

The Minister is said to have flown in from Kaduna, while the Ethiopian Airline became the first airline to land in Abuja.

The Federal Government had on Monday said the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Abuja, is 100 per cent complete and set for reopening to airlines on Wednesday, April 19.

The Airport Manager, Mr Mahmud Sani, who disclosed this in Abuja, said the terminal buildings at the airport have been upgraded for the safety and comfort of passengers.

“The airport is good to go. We thank the Federal Government for rehabilitating the Abuja Airport.

It is not only the runway that was rehabilitated, we also seized the opportunity to improve on our facilities at the terminal building. As you can see, every part of the terminal building is being touched,” he said.