The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has given approval to Anambra State government to open its International Cargo and Passenger Airport for commercial operations from December 2, 2021.
The Commissioner for Works, Mr. Marcel Ifejiofor, disclosed this on Thursday. He said the approval was contained in a letter dated December 1, 2021, addressed to Governor Willie Obiano.
“The aviation authority said that it has received security clearance from relevant security agencies for the opening. It said that the negative security clearance was the reason the authority had declined approval for the opening of the airport on October 30, 2021, when the state government had scheduled the commissioning.
“In the interim, Category B aircraft are permitted to land and take off from the airport from sunrise to sunset.
“With this NCAA clearance, airlines already approved by the relevant authorities to operate at the Anambra Airport such as Air Peace, Ibom Air, United Nigeria Airline and others are expected to start scheduling flights into and out of the airport immediately,” he said.
– Media Report