Abuja Airport Closure: FG conveyed 1,890 passengers by road

The Federal Government Monday said it has conveyed 1,890 air passengers by road since the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport runway was closed.

This is contained in a statement in Abuja Monday by the Deputy Director of Press of the Ministry of Aviation, James Odaudu.

The statement did not state whether passengers used the free train transport provided by the government.

Quoting statistics collated by the office of the minister of State (Aviation), Hadi Sirika, 28 passengers were transported on the first day of the arrival of Ethiopian Airlines’ aircraft.

“589, 695 and 578 on the second, third and the fourth day respectively when the domestic flight operations commenced.”

The statement further reads: “From Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to Kaduna Airport, total numbers of 458 passengers were transported on the return leg, 1,426.

“The figure is expected to go up this new week due to the rising awareness among passengers”, said the minister

The Minister also implored air passengers to take advantage of the provision and to also arrive early at the Abuja Airport end in order not to miss their flights in Kaduna.

“The passengers need to get to Abuja Airport four hours earlier than their scheduled flight, so the buses will bring them within two or two and half hours to be able to process their boarding at Kaduna Airport within an hour”.

According to the statement, a passenger on board of one of the buses provided, said: “the government has saved me nothing less than Ten thousand naira (N10, 000) if I want to go to Abuja on my own on a hired taxi from Kaduna International Airport”.

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