The Akwa-Ibom State Government, on Friday said the Ibom Air will begin full commercial operations today, June 7, Igbere TV can report.

Mr. Ekerete Udoh, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Governor Udom Emmanuel, made this known in a statement issued to Igbere TV on Friday morning.

Udoh said that the airline, having fulfilled all the regulatory conditions and requirements, was certified fit to commence commercial operations, leading to the maiden flight billed for June 7.

“It will maintain regular daily flights to both Lagos (MMA2) and Abuja respectively.

“The aircraft in its fleet (Bombardier CRJ 900) have the distinction of being relatively new, all three, under 10 years old,” Udoh said.

“The governor who seems determined to break conventional wisdom concerning things long thought to be impossible to achieve,” the statement read in part.

Igbere TV recalls that the Ibom Air was launched on February 20th with three aircraft by the outgoing Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki.

Ibom Air is the first commercial airline to be owned and operated by a state government in Nigeria and Africa, it's also one of the biggest projects of the Emmanuel's administration in his first term.

http://igberetvnews.com/752991/breaking-ibom-air-to-begin-commercial-operations-today/

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