Finally Sirika delivers Nigeria Air, plane lands at Abuja airport
The Nigeria Air aircraft has landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja.
Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, disclosed this in a tweet on Friday, ending doubts about the new national carrier becoming a reality.
The aircraft was earlier in the day sighted at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Ethiopia preparing to take off.
Sirika had stated that the aircraft was on its way to Nigeria in less than 24 hours.
The development however created some uproar as some stakeholders questioned the rationale behind the launch of a national carrier barely 72 hours to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
They wondered how the aircraft could fly into the country without getting an Air Operating Certificate from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority.
AON suit against new airline
Nigeria Air’s plan to obtain the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the NCAA was hindered with the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) filing a restraining order to stop the aviation regulator from issuing the certificate.
The restraining order letter dated April 19, 2023, came via lawyer representing the AON, Abubakar Nuhu Ahmed, warning the NCAA against taking action that would ridicule the integrity of the agency.
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