The first Nigeria Air flight has landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Friday afternoon.
The Minister ofAviation, Hadi Sirika confirmed the arrival in a tweet on his official handle on Friday.
“We are here. To Almighty God be all the glory. It has been a very long, tedious, daunting and difficult path. We thank everyone for the support.
“This, by the will of God, will be for us and generations to come. Ya Allah make it beneficial for our country and humanity 🇳🇬🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/an4LbgmSf5
— Hadi Abubakar Sirika (@hadisirika) May 26, 2023
The development is part of plans to commence operations and unveiling of the delivery process after years of delays, accord to Channels TV.
In March, Sirika had said the airline will start operations before the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
“Before the end of this administration, before May 29th, we will fly,” he said.
According to him, the Federal Government is leaving the aviation sector better than it met it having achieved over 90% of the aviation sector road map.
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