Skip to main content

FG won’t allow helicopters transport passengers from Kaduna to FCT



The Federal Government will not permit commercial helicopter flights to operate between Kaduna and Abuja, National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno has said.

Flights to Abuja are being diverted to Kaduna due to the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on March 8.

The closure led some companies to begin advertising commercial helicopter flights for people who don’t want to join the government’s buses.

However, according to Monguno, only flights with requisite security clearance from the Presidency would be allowed to operate within Abuja’s airspace.

“In view of the closure of the airport, air travelers will be required to travel by road/train to Abuja from Kaduna International Airport. This will undoubtedly cause constraints on the movement of some passengers who will aim to travel using other means, notably the use of commercial ferry helicopters,” he said via a memo obtained by Punch.

“Please be reminded that the airspace over the Federal Capital Territory Abuja is controlled and only security flights or those with the requisite security clearance from the Presidency are granted overhead clearance for obvious security reasons. Consequently, you are to note and ensure that no charter or commercial helicopter ferry flights are allowed to fly within Abuja airspace,” he added.

The Abuja airport will be closed for six weeks to enable the government repair a damaged runway.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Pope Francis sends over $100,000 to war-torn Aleppo in Syria

In a statement released on Friday, the Vatican confirms that Pope Francis made a generous donation to the needy in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo. "The Holy Father celebrated a Mass for Syria and has sent 100,000 euro ($106,000) to the poor of Aleppo," the statement read. The Pope has been publicly raising attention and awareness to the plight of Syrians caught in the conflict since his election in 2013. Aleppo has endured brutal fighting during the six-year Syrian conflict, and the warfare has caused many deaths and injuries, widespread displacement and massive damage.
Post a Comment
Continue »

Opinion: There is no Nigeria without the Igbos

Editor’s note: The quit notice issued to Igbos in the north stirred public outrage and elicited reactions from different groups in the country and threatened to tear the fabric of the country’s unity. In this opinion by Femi Aribisala, he examines the role Igbos have played in the development of the country, concluding they alone have made the country what it is today. 
Post a Comment
Continue »

Nigerians more divided under Buhari than it was under Jonathan - Poll

This is according to a Twitter poll by Reno Omokri. The retweet got over a thousand votes which means the country is more divided under Buhari and like got just 135 which means it was less divided under Jonathan. What is your take?
Post a Comment
Continue »