Managing Director, Ibom Airport Development Company, Uwem
Ekanem dropped the hints in a chat with Vanguard, saying that the acquisition
of the new aircraft was in line with its business and sustainability plan.
Ekanem who doubles as the Senior Special Assistant to the
Governor on Aviation Development said the airline was already taking a
considerable niche of the market going by its on-time schedule flight
notwithstanding entering the industry not too long ago.
According to him, the airline was being run as a private
liability company by top-notch professionals without any interference from the
state government known for its red tape bureaucratic bottleneck.
He commended governor Udom Emmanuel for bringing excellent
business acumen into governance and ensuring that more aircraft are purchased
for the airline.
He said, “ First and foremost, His Excellency, of course,
aviation being of the cardinal points in his completion agenda has decided that
despite the pandemic, he will go ahead with its business plan of acquiring
aircraft yearly so that we can increase the fleet of Ibom Air.
“Currently, Ibom Air is doing very, very well in the
industry. Only last December, we celebrated 97% on-time schedule liability and
for us, this is very encouraging.
“Ibom Air is expanding its route and ensuring that we
capture ad fly to other cities within Nigeria and, maybe in the future the West
African sub-region. We are not allowing the pandemic to hold us down. What we
are saying is that despite the pandemic, we will still move ahead with our
business plan.
“The airline is a state-owned, but I can assure you that
there is interference by the state government. It is run strictly as a business
concern. The governor doesn’t interfere in the running of the airline. It’s run
as a private business concern, as a liability company by core professionals.
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