Tag: Ibom Air

Ibom Air Boosts Fleet With Two New Aircraft
November 2, 2024 No Responses

Ibom Air Boosts Fleet With Two New Aircraft

Fast growing Akwa Ibom State Government-owned commercial airline, Ibom Air, has added two new CRJ 900s aircraft to its fleet.The addition brings to four, the number of new aircraft received by the airline this year (2024).The two new aircraft increased...
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Ibom Air Will Not Withdraw Flight Services, Says CEO  
May 8, 2022 No Responses

Ibom Air Will Not Withdraw Flight Services, Says CEO  

Ibom Air is not taking part in the proposed withdrawal of flight services as announced by Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON).  AON had hinged its resolve to shut down domestic flights on the increase in the price of aviation fuel.  In...
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Ibom Air COO Lauds New Lagos Airport Terminal
March 23, 2022 No Responses

Ibom Air COO Lauds New Lagos Airport Terminal

George Uriesi, Chief Operating Officer, Ibom Air, says the inauguration of new terminal at Murtala Muhammed International Airport delights every airline and will boost the country’s aviation sector. Uriesi said this at the Nigerian Institute of Management Ch...
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Diri lauds Ibom Air Inaugural Flight To Bayelsa
February 10, 2022 No Responses

Diri lauds Ibom Air Inaugural Flight To Bayelsa

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Wednesday lauded Ibom Air inaugural commercial flight to Bayelsa International Airport.   Diri said in Yenagoa that the development would strengthen economic cooperation between Bayelsa and other states in the ...
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Ibom Air Celebrates One-Millionth Passenger
November 5, 2021 No Responses

Ibom Air Celebrates One-Millionth Passenger

By ebosele@hotmail.com  — On Wednesday, 3rd of November, 2021, the management of Ibom Air, welcomed the airline’s one-millionth passenger on board flight number IAN4134 departing from Victor Attah International Airport Uyo to Nnamdi Azikiwe Internati...
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Ibom Air To Extend Flight To Gambia
April 6, 2021 No Responses

Ibom Air To Extend Flight To Gambia

Governor of Akwa Ibom, Udom Emmanuel of has disclosed that Ibom Air, the State-owned Airline, will extend its flight operations to the Gambia and other West African countries.  Emmanuel said this when the Gambian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Moha...
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Ibom Air Targets Five New Domestic Stations In 2021
March 28, 2021 No Responses

Ibom Air Targets Five New Domestic Stations In 2021

The Chief Operating Officer of Abom Air, Mr  George Uriesi, on Saturday  said the company would create four  or five new domestic destinations before the end of 2021.  Uriesi, who said this in Abuja at the“Abuja Jabamah Tourism Expo2...
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Ibom Air Lifts 500,000 Passengers In 21 Months
March 2, 2021 No Responses

Ibom Air Lifts 500,000 Passengers In 21 Months

Ibom Air, an Akwa Ibom owned airline lifted  no fewer than 500,000 passengers since commencement of operations on June 7, 2019.  This is contained in a statement issued  by Mrs Anniekan Essienette, the Group Manager Marketing and Communication, ...
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Ibom Air Makes Maiden Flight To Lagos
June 8, 2019 No Responses

Ibom Air Makes Maiden Flight To Lagos

Ibom Air, owned by Akwa Ibom Government on Friday conducted its maiden flight from Uyo to Ikeja, Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the airline’s Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft, which took off from the Obong Victor Attah...
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Ibom Air Begins Commercial Operations
June 7, 2019 No Responses

Ibom Air Begins Commercial Operations

Regarded as the first commercial airline to be owned and operated by a state government in Nigeria and Africa, Ibom Air, will begin full commercial operations on Friday, June 7, 2019. Ekerete Udoh, the Chief Press Secretary to Akwa Ibom...
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