The Managing Director/Accountable Manager of Aero Contractors, Abdullahi Mahmood, has disclosed that the airline will be launching flight operations into Calabar very soon.
Mahmood, who said this in Lagos on Tuesday, also announced that the airline would commence flight services into Bauchi and Maiduguri on Wednesday, June 2, with its Boeing 737-400.
He explained that the introduction of the new routes was in a bid to serve its customers and give them more choices and flexibility in planning their business, family and leisure trips.
He further said the airline would fly from Abuja to Bauchi four times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) from tomorrow, while the Abuja to Maiduguri flight would commence soon.
“Bauchi flight will depart Abuja at 09.10 a.m., arriving Bauchi at 10.10 a.m. The return leg will then depart Bauchi at 10.40 a.m., and arrive Abuja at 11.40 a.m. on weekdays; while on Sunday, the flight will depart Abuja for Bauchi at 09.50 a.m., with the return flight from Bauchi at 11 20 a.m. Passengers from Lagos can fly to Bauchi via Abuja using the 06.45 a.m. flight out of Lagos.
“We believe that these routes will add fresh breath to our schedule and complement the quest to rebuild our network to other cities, as part of our strategy to expand. Bauchi and Maiduguri are some of the underserved cities in northern Nigeria.
“The Boeing 737-400 aircraft, which will be used for these new routes, has just been released from C-Check by our Maintenance Repair Overhaul team. We are proud of our team for their expertise and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority for its professionalism and support,” Mahmood said.
