Chanchangi Commences Yola Flight. Chanchangi Airlines over the weekend began daily flight operation into Yola international airport with an impressive passengers turn out. The innugural flight fron Lagos enroute Abuja to Yola, had 103 passengers on board its newly acquired B737-500 aircraft. The commencement of flight operations into the airport by the airline over the weekend brought to three the number of operating airlines there. Arik and Medview airlines have being operating into the airport while IRS airline suspeneded its flight there about three months ago due to inadequate aircraft in its fleet. Speaking on the inuagural flight by Chanchangi airline into Yola, the group public relations manager, Mr Olu Balogun, said the commencement of flight to the airport marked a new begining for the airline noting that the Yola route remained viable for the airline. Mr Balogun said the Yola flight became inevitable as a result of the acquisition of additional aircraft three weeks ago by the airline adding that they will commence flight operations to Portharcourt international airport before the end of this September while another aircraft will arrive in the country early November. He explained that as part of repostioning of the airline, that a number of passenger friendly services will be introduced in the airline. Mr Balogun thanked all the agencies and management team of the airline for their understanding during the airlines trial time. Recieving the airlines team led by Mr Balogun, the acting head of operations, Yola airport, Bashir Ishaq Adamu, was ful of excitement adding that the airline has brought more revenue to FAAN and succour to air travellers in the region. Adamu appealed to the airlines management to always keep to schedule as it was the only way passengers will take them seriously in its operations. He called on other airlines to start operation into Yola as a result of high passenger traffic on the route.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 15:18:15 +0000
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