The airline disclosed in a statement that the flights would
operate on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of every week for now.
Ethiopian Airlines said it chose October 1 because it is Nigeria's
independence day; remarking that the flight to Enugu on that day would
reinforce Ethiopian Airlines good relationship with Nigeria since its first
flight to the country in 1960.
Ethiopian Airlines stopped flights to Enugu in 2019 when the
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) closed the airport to rehabilitate the
runway.
Before the closure of the airport for runway repairs,
Ethiopian was the only international airline operating into Enugu.
The airport was officially re-opened to domestic service in
August 2020 and to international flights in August 2021.
Enugu is the capital of Enugu state and was the centre of
administration in the former Eastern Nigeria.
Ethiopian Airlines Operates to four Airports in Nigeria,
Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Enugu.
It stopped flight service to Enugu when it was closed in
2019 and it diverted flights to the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa
until the suspension of international flights to Nigeria due to the COVID-19
lockdown.
Aviation stakeholders have commended the Chairman, House
Committee on Aviation, Nnoli Nnaji for the critical role he played in
facilitating the resumption of Ethiopian Airlines flights to Enugu.
The also commended the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi
Sirika and the Director General of NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu.
IATA Announces Speakers, Agenda for World Air transport
Summit in Boston
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has
announced the program and speakers for the World Air Transport Summit (WATS),
which is being held in conjunction with the IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM)
in Boston, USA, October 3-5, 2021.
"I'm very excited that the World Air Transport Summit
will again take place as a live event for the first time since June 2019.
Virtual forums are no substitute to the value created when people meet face to
face. As we plan for the industry recovery from COVID-19 and address critical
climate change issues, the in-person discussions and debates among the
industry's top leaders and stakeholders will be particularly significant,"
said IATA's Director General, Willie Walsh.
Session topics include addressing the challenge of climate
change, safely reconnecting the world during COVID-19, diversity and inclusion
in aviation, collaborating with value chain partners, and air cargo. The always
popular CEO Insight Debate will return, moderated by CNN's Richard Quest,
anchor of Quest Means Business.
According to IATA, aviation's response to climate change
would top the agenda.
The keynote address would be delivered by Rachel Kyte, Dean
of the Fletcher School, Tufts University and former special representative of
the UN Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy for
All. Kyte previously was the World Bank Group vice president and special envoy
for climate change, leading the run-up to the Paris Agreement.
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