By Emma Ogbuehi
The latest entrant to Nigeria’s aviation industry, the United Nigeria Airlines has unfolded plans to conduct its inaugural flight on Friday, February 12, 2021.
The flight will take off from the domestic wing of Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MM2) in Ikeja, Lagos state and terminate at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu, the operational base of United Nigeria.
The flight will also visit Abuja from Enugu and finally return to Lagos, according to a statement by the Head, Corporate Communications of the organisation, Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu.
The release added that the inaugural flight will be conducted with an EMB145 aircraft type. “This is sequel to the issuance of an Air Operators Certificate to United Nigeria by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), having fulfilled all mandatory regulatory requirements”, the statement stressed.
It added thatregular daily flight operations by the Airlines to Lagos, Abuja, Asaba, Enugu airports also commence immediately, while those of Owerri and Port Harcourt will follow shortly.
“United Nigeria will fly Lagos-Abuja at 6:45am daily; Abuja-Lagos at 8:15am daily; Lagos-Asaba at 9:45am daily; Asaba-Abuja at 11:15am daily; Abuja- Asaba 12:45pm daily and Asaba-Lagos at 14:15pm daily.
“It will also operate Lagos-Enugu at 7:00am daily; Enugu-Abuja at 8:30am daily; Abuja-Enugu at 10:00am daily and Enugu-Lagos at 11:30am daily”, Uchegbu stated.