Ogun Gateway airport begins operations October 7
weekly cargo flights between London and the airport.
He said, “I had a meeting on Sunday with a company that wants to be flying two cargo flights from London to this airport on a weekly basis.
“We would also have flights that will be going from here to Abuja and as well as to Porthacourt start-up.
“Additionally, the airport has been designated as an alternate landing site for Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport, increasing its strategic importance for both domestic and international aviation.”
He said that passenger flight operations will soon begin, with initial direct routes to Abuja and Port Harcourt.
The governor emphasised that the airport is poised to become a catalyst for trade, investment, and tourism in the region.
“With world-class infrastructure, international connectivity, and a strategic location, the Gateway International Airport will raise the bar for air travel in Nigeria and serve as a proud symbol of Ogun State’s progress.
“When the NCAA officials came last week, they came to congratulate me here. They said that by the grace of God, this airport will be approved, and the approval this airport will get has never been given to any airport in Nigeria.
“Your airport has now become a benchmark for what an airport should be in Nigeria. Yes, that was what they told me. This airport will now become an alternative airport to the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos,” he added.
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