Commercial flights have resumed at the Kaduna International Airport two months after the facility was attacked by bandits.
Recall that the airport has been dormant for almost two years despite over N2bn spent on upgrading of the airport by the Federal Government.
Since the March 26, 2022 attack at the airport by bandits, flight operations had been impaired with Azman, the only airline operating to the State, suspending its services. Two months later, Azman resumed operation with a one-way ticket from Abuja to Kaduna costing over N100, 000 due to the insecurity in the State.
Prior to this development, the airport which used to play host to Air Peace, Aero Contractors, Arik Air, Med-View and Azman, remains dormant with no airline operating at the airport. However, Air Peace is now set to breathe life into the airport with the resumption of its flight this month.
According to reports, efforts have been made to allay the concerns of airline operators as the first commercial flight since the incident landed at the airport at exactly 8am on Monday.
The airlines spokesperson, Stanley Olisa, in an issued statement, stated that Air Peace had perfected plans to return to Kaduna on the said date. He also observed that the Kaduna route had been inactive since March 2022 due to security concerns, but the airline is delighted to be resuming connectivity to the city after the 19 months hiatus.
Also, the Kaduna airport manager, Amina Salami, said she was very happy about the reopening. She added that management was satisfied for now with the security measures in place at the airport.
