Mindlog:


While way back in the early 80s, indigenes of imo state were regularly contributing money to build the Sam Mbakwe Airport, even though we are based in Lagos my parents were regularly sending their own share to add to those our umunna in the village were also contributing, igbos who were not from Imo state also supported the project ....self-help no start today!😂😂😂

UnusualEmissary:
Show us more pictures nah

You said multi billion

ThEGodFaDa2:
Ibadan international airport in Pictures

Corn247:
What the point of the airport when ikeja is less than an hour drive from ibadan.. They need to turn it to cargo airport to export goods.

MXrep:

This is exactly Peter Obi's policy that these backwards people have failed to understand. But this is the best way to go as free oil money continue to dwindle. The East is positioned for the future. Those hoping on the old feudal system will regret

PHIPEX:
Sadly, there are no importers there. Event centre will be better. The tarmac is wide enough for Owambe things

This airport should ordinarily be competing with Enugu and Kano as regional centres

Lifestone:

In another stroke, OBI promised to liberalized importation, how is that reconciled with your view?

nice one....but we do hope a head will not be declared missing,harvested,mined sooner or later!!

Lifestone:

You missed it. Ibadan and Ilorin airports were constructed as alternative to Lagos, so it holds strategic place in air travels in Nigeria.
Also you must understand the direction f traffic to most of the other airports, most traffic comes from Lagos and Abuja, so for Ibadan Airport, Lagos is out because of proximity, so only traffics from Abuja fly into Ibadan, and currently there are about 4 airlines that fly from Abuja into Ibadan and mostly fully booked. The runway is shorter compared to Lagos though.

Lifestone:

You missed it. Ibadan and Ilorin airports were constructed as alternative to Lagos, so it holds strategic place in air travels in Nigeria.
Also you must understand the direction f traffic to most of the other airports, most traffic comes from Lagos and Abuja, so for Ibadan Airport, Lagos is out because of proximity, so only traffics from Abuja fly into Ibadan, and currently there are about 4 airlines that fly from Abuja into Ibadan and mostly fully booked. The runway is shorter compared to Lagos though.

PHIPEX:
What you described is a perfect case of White elephant project. Why build what you don't need? Go and check flight data and you will know this airport is a waste of scarce resources. The average income in those 2 locations are low so a good road is what they need not airport

MXrep:

Benin and Warri are not far from Lagos yet received regular flights from Lagos more than akure, ibadan and Ilorin. It's all about low disposable income

Lifestone:

I think its more of proximity to Lagos. It's less than 1hr from Lagos to Ibadan

post=122703465:

Keep fooling yourself 1hr indeed, Owerri Airport is very close to Port Harcourt Airport still viable

Lifestone:

How many passengers from Port Harcourt flies into Owerri

Lifestone:

How many passengers from Port Harcourt flies into Owerri

homosapien:


Before the first igbo man enter a plane, Airport already exist in South West. Read to clear your ignorance

Ogene001:

This is even federal. We yet to see any airport by state government in SW

ThEGodFaDa2:
More; picture of a sheep strolling into the airport undisturbed.

post=122704114:

Both airports recieve large draffic, are you telling me Oyo people don't travel to Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano

post=122704114:

Both airports recieve large draffic, are you telling me Oyo people don't travel to Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano

Lifestone:

To. Abuja, and the flights are usually full. But to other destinations is not viable. Yeah very little to do with other part of Nigeria that can warrant airtravels

post=122704611:

Always giving silly excuses so Rivers State isn't viable no wonder your people know nothing about other regions, you think Nigeria start and end in Southwest

DispatcherLagos:

I thought it was in Benin that the first airport was built, considering how frequent they fly. Never knew Sad west was ahead of them... Ndi witchcraft

Tallesty1:
You forgot that Oduduwa invented parachutes.

IyaebeTheGreat:

Lifestone:

I think its more of proximity to Lagos. It's less than 1hr from Lagos to Ibadan