Minister of state, Aviation Sen. Hadi Sirika welcoming passengers on board Ethiopian Air who arrived from Addis Ababa at the Kaduna International Airport, Kaduna
Ethiopian Air, at about 11:30AM on Wednesday landed at
the Kaduna International Airport, signaling the commencement of scheduled international
operations at the airport.
The
B787 with registration number ET-AOQ had over 50 passengers’ on broad and crew members.
Ethiopian
Air, a member of the Star Alliance, was treated to a ceremonial shower by the
Federal Airports Authority (FAAN) on arrival at the airport.
By
11:45AM, Azman Air also touched down as well. The aircraft flew in from A
distance Ababa.Ethiopian Air had earlier agreed to fly to Kaduna.
The
captain of Ethiopian Air told the minister of state, aviation Sen. Hadi Sirika
the runway was perfect and the instrument landing system (ILS) was great.
The
Minister later told reporters he was satisfied with the work at the Kaduna
airport. He said, with the successful
Operations
of Ethiopian Air, he hopes other skeptical foreign airlines who have refused to
fly the Kaduna route will reconsider their position.
He
said the new terminal building was over 95 percent complete and it's capable of
processing huge number of passengers at a time. The Minister inspected the
screening facilities, the customs area, the poet health services area,
Immigration and other facilities.
Our
correspondent observed over 10 Chisco Transport buses at the Kaduna airport to
pick passengers for free to Abuja.
A
cross section of the passengers expressed excitement over the readiness of the
airport.
An
Italian, Mr. Jionavi, who was travelling on Ethiopian Air to Rome, said he came
all the way from Abuja on his own to join the flight.
Mr.
Jionavi, who is a consultant to the European Union based in Abuja, said he
didn't feel any sense of insecurity.
He
however noted that, though the airport isn't complete yet, the work done is
good enough and he is comfortable. He advised
Other
foreign nationals to use the Kaduna airport.
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