By Lawani Mikairu

Air Peace airline is to refund fares to passengers who paid for a special flight arranged by the airline for the official opening of the newly constructed Anambra International Cargo and Passengers Airport, Umueri, Anambra State.

This is due to the federal government directive that the official opening of the newly constructed airport to commercial flights should be postponed due to security reasons.

Meanwhile, the Governor of Anambra State on Saturday declared the airport “opened”.

Air Peace had made special arrangements to fly passengers who wanted to witness the opening ceremony.

Sources also said that the order to suspend the opening was also due to ” the reservation expressed by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, over the readiness of the facility.

“However, as at press time, NCAA has declined to comment on the development.

Recall the state government had said the passenger and cargo service airport which hosted demonstration flights in April, had been completed since last month. According to the state Governor, Willie Obiano, the approval of NCAA to open the facility for operations on October 21 had been sought “and given”.

Though this had not been officially confirmed yet by the regulatory body.

Reacting to the postponement, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment in Anambra, C-Don Adinuba, said in Awka that the “security reasons were more of a political alibi.

“He expressed the disappointment of Anambra people, adding that the state government met all standard requirements for the airport, with NCAA monitoring the progress.“We did everything necessary and in line with international standards, so we could not have been denied approval,” Adinuba said.

Meanwhile, the State Governor, Willie Obiano on Saturday “declared the airport opened”.

However, no commercial flight to the airport has been recorded as of the time of filing this report. Airlines, according to sources, are waiting for official “clarification of the status of the airport before commencing flight operations to the airport”.

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Great move by Air Peace!

Better

Good for business

Meanwhile, has the airport been approved for flights by the NCAA?
That is THE question.

Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB, a cancer to igboland. Always working against the progress of Anambra and igboland.

udele1:
Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB, a cancer to igboland. Always working against the progress of Anambra and igboland.

Ezi

Burruchaga71:
Ezi

Akpa amu, what is bad from what he said? Learn to face the truth

udele1:
Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB, a cancer to igboland. Always working against the progress of Anambra and igboland.

Ámá ala parakwa ìgwè gị

The hate on igbos are just too much. Why citing security as an excuse?

The Igbos are unarguably the most successful tribe in Nigeria

Dymaco:
The hate on igbos are just too much

Who is hating igbo, if not igbo?

Great strides..

udele1:
Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB, a cancer to igboland. Always working against the progress of Anambra and igboland.

Osu imi like you

Imagine who ipob is hurting

Everything is politics with this government...they don't want to loose much revenue from Lagos and abuja airports. We are watching..

So much jealousy towards Igbos.
May God punish all enemies and haters of Biafra land.

udele1:
Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB, a cancer to igboland. Always working against the progress of Anambra and igboland.

Ofeke

Playing politics with Development. As usual the State Government or Federal Government will be blamed, but this is just the doing of one person who feels he is doing the bidding of his master. May God punish all the Saboteurs of Progress and development. Mr. Obiano or the other Freedom Fighter, please cleanse your land of all these killings, else the Federal Might will be used to ruin your State

Playing politics with Development as usual. I pity some Stupids fellows who will chose to elect Tinubu over a a more youthful person. I still say it any youth that will stand either in front of me or someone I know and talk about Tinubu becoming President come 2023 will be stoned by stone garri I have been making since last week

Very unfortunate

Ii

ecomalchemist:
Great strides..

The FG are frustrating there self not the igbos.

If this airport were to be in maiduguri they would've done everything within their power to officiate the opening at the appointed time.

You are just an MUMU, the airport in Anambra can only accept local flights for now and it will still take upgrades before it can take international flights.... Abuja and Lagos are not just cargoe airports like the one that has just been commissioned by Obiano.

Skyfornia:
Everything is politics with this government...they don't want to loose much revenue from Lagos and abuja airports. We are watching..

So sad.

This cannot be explained away. If elections can hold, why would the airport opening be declined for security reasons?

Kaduna airport is in operation despite bandits having anti-aircraft guns. Maiduguri airport is in operation despite the war raging all around it.

Rather than give IPOB a bad name, they are only justifying IPOB's claims that there's a siege on the SE; a glass ceiling placed on that zone to stifle development.

They better retrace their steps...

onumadu:
Meanwhile, has the airport been approved for flights by the NCAA?
That is THE question.

This is the crux of the matter!

Guy man, vote for whoever your heart desires and leave others with their choices..... Any small thing una go don mention Tinubu, is it him that said UGM should be killing Igbos?

Administration1:
Playing politics with Development as usual. I pity some Stupids fellows who will chose to elect Tinubu over a a more youthful person. I still say it any youth that will stand either in front of me or someone I know and talk about Tinubu becoming President come 2023 will be stoned by stone garri I have been making since last week

Hmmm, because of the security reason abi? But you are preparing to conduct election despite the security reason ? your hatred towards igbo people is second to none. Thanks to Obiano for opening the airport with out you idiots.
We move

dapolaw:
Guy man, vote for whoever your heart desires and leave others with their choices..... Any small thing una go don mention Tinubu, is it him that said UGM should be killing Igbos?

If you choose to vote him, your choice but a bad choice for your generations