By Chuks Okoh
Overland Airways commenced scheduled flight operations to the newly constructed Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, Bauchi.
The airline last Monday, discontinued scheduled flight operations to Bauchi Airstrip and relocated to the new Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport with flights in and out of the new airport every Monday – Friday and Sunday.
According to Captain Edward Boyo chief executive of the airline, Overland flights depart Abuja at 8:00am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and arrive Bauchi at 9:00am, while the return flights on these days depart Bauchi at 9:30am and arrive Abuja at 10:30am. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, flights depart Abuja at 9:00am and arrive Bauchi at 10:00am, while return flights depart Bauchi at 10:30am and arrive Abuja at 11:30am. On Sundays, flight departs Abuja at 2:30pm and arrive Bauchi at 3:30pm, while the return flight departs Bauchi at 4:00pm and arrive Abuja at 5:00pm.
“The new Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport will enable Overland Airways serve the good people of Bauchi State more efficiently and offer flight connections between the state and other cities in the Northern Region to further fulfill the Airline’s objective to facilitate air transportation between the major cities of Nigeria”.
Capt. Boyo congratulated the Bauchi State Government and the Executive Governor, Isa Yuguda for the vision to embark on and complete the new Bauchi Airport project.
