Rossikk:


[b]GEJ is working.

babyosisi: And how many aircrafts are using it outside of hajj period
What a waste

Acidosis:

Have you ever been to Kano?

Are you aware Kano is the second largest state in terms of commercial activity within Nigeria and the second most populous state in the country ? (check wiki)

Do you know Kano & Lagos are competing in terms of population?

Are you aware people troop in to that city like pure water for trade, business and investment?

Are you aware we have a standard football pitch in Kano state where footballers all over the world troop in until recently (crisis and all) ?

Are you aware Kano state governor is sending his people in hundreds on a daily basis for scholarships right from that Kano airport to any country you can think of in the world?

Do you know foreign investments and investors are all over the city?

Hope you know people who troop in to Kano just to order cars are more than those going to Lagos and Cotonou put together? Everything in Kano is relatively cheap!

Hope you know Kano state is the "Centre of Commerce"

Are you aware there are over 70 Hotels in the city- Kano? (not state).

I don tire for my west, south people o...

My dear, don't limit yourself to nairaland cos if you do, you'll not know anything aside Fashola, and maybe Amaechi and ACN..

Even if you can't travel to places, spread your horizon!!

Yomieluv: a good government invest in human capitalization,and not some ego showing project,that reeks of nothing but misplacement of priority.

and why is the title reading :After Jonathan,is Jonathan out of office,or Dead?

Interesting numbers from an article in the Punch:

Quote:
Over 450 scheduled flights are handled daily at 16 of the 22 airports in the country, through international and domestic flights, according to the Business Travel Flight Information Guide 2007.
The report shows that scheduled flights are operated into 15 of the 21 airports managed by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and also into the Warri-Osubi Airport managed by the Shell Petroleum Development Corporation.
”Bauchi, Markurdi, Akure and latest addition, Katsina airports do not handle scheduled flights,” it added.

It also said, ”Lagos airport handles the highest daily flights, in-bound and out-bound, of 171 domestic and 35 international/regional flights, followed by Abuja with 90 domestic and two international. ”Currently the Port Harcourt Air Force Base handles 38 flights while Benin Airport handles 23 flights. Other airports include Owerri - 18 flights; Calabar Airport - 14; Warri airport - 10 ; Enugu airport -10; Kano airport - 8; Ilorin airport - 8 and Kaduna airport - 2. Also Maiduguri airport handles 5 flights; Yola airport - 7; Jos airport - 2; Sokoto airport -2 and Ibadan airport - 2.

It also reported, ”The Warri, Benin and Calabar airports received more airlines and frequencies than previous flight season as Arik Air joined Aerocontractors on the Warri route; joined Virgin Nigeria and Aero on the Calabar route; and Associated and Aero on the Benin route. ”Apart from Lagos, Abuja and Owerri where there are flights to more than one airport, Benin airport has a connecting flight to Abuja; Warri has connecting flights to Abuja and Port Harcourt and Calabar has connecting flight to Abuja.” It gave the domestic airlines operating scheduled flights to the 16 airports in the country as Aerocontractors, Arik Air, Associated, Bellview, Chanchangi, IRS, Overland and Virgin Nigeria Airways.

According to the report, ”Arik Air with 75 flights daily operates more flights than other airlines covering 11 airports with Aero operating 37 flights to 7 airports and Virgin Nigeria Airways operating 36 flights to five airports. ”Chanchangi operates 20 flights to four airports; IRS operates 15 flights to five airports; Bellview operates 11 flights to three airports; Overland operates 8 flights to four airports and Associated operates 6 flights only to Benin airport.”

Uwadiae, however, noted, ”Nigeria‘s airports are underutilised with the number of flights to the 22 airports in a country with a population of over 120million. ”There is a need to review the processes of registering airlines to enable smaller airlines with appropriate aircraft to operate from strategic hubs within the country to underutilised airports.”

Yomieluv: a good government invest in human capitalization,and not some ego showing project,that reeks of nothing but misplacement of priority.

and why is the title reading :After Jonathan,is Jonathan out of office,or Dead?

lakpa lakpa: I'd prefer pictures of schools built by GEJ not an edifice to enable money launderers do ttheir tin easily...

solomon111: I know you must think you've said something smart.
Where were you when your mates were applying for the YOUWIN loan scheme?
So you are telling me that refurbishing our airports to world class standards is a waste of funds?
Na wa o.

babyosisi:
an old 2007 article but puts things in perspective




Acidosis please pay attention to the figures highlighted part and tell me why Kano should have an international airport instead of Owerri

Yomieluv: reality,and statistically,the level of poverty in the northern part is alarming...why can a reasonable government engage in project that will benefit the people,and not a project that would benefit a selected few..

Acidosis:

Have you ever been to Kano?

Are you aware Kano is the second largest state in terms of commercial activity within Nigeria and the second most populous state in the country ? (check wiki)

Do you know Kano & Lagos are competing in terms of population?

Are you aware people troop in to that city like pure water for trade, business and investment?

Are you aware we have a standard football pitch in Kano state where footballers all over the world troop in until recently (crisis and all) ?

Are you aware Kano state governor is sending his people in hundreds on a daily basis for scholarships right from that Kano airport to any country you can think of in the world?

Do you know foreign investments and investors are all over the city?

Hope you know people who troop in to Kano just to order cars are more than those going to Lagos and Cotonou put together? Everything in Kano is relatively cheap!

Hope you know Kano state is the "Centre of Commerce"

Are you aware there are over 70 Hotels in the city- Kano? (not state).

I don tire for my west, south people o...
My dear, don't limit yourself to nairaland cos if you do, you'll not know anything aside Fashola, and maybe Amaechi and ACN..
Even if you can't travel to places, spread your horizon!!

Acidosis:

Have you ever been to Kano?

Are you aware Kano is the second largest state in terms of commercial activity within Nigeria and the second most populous state in the country ? (check wiki)

Do you know Kano & Lagos are competing in terms of population?

Are you aware people troop in to that city like pure water for trade, business and investment?

Are you aware we have a standard football pitch in Kano state where footballers all over the world troop in until recently (crisis and all) ?

Are you aware Kano state governor is sending his people in hundreds on a daily basis for scholarships right from that Kano airport to any country you can think of in the world?

Do you know foreign investments and investors are all over the city?

Hope you know people who troop in to Kano just to order cars are more than those going to Lagos and Cotonou put together? Everything in Kano is relatively cheap!

Hope you know Kano state is the "Centre of Commerce"

Are you aware there are over 70 Hotels in the city- Kano? (not state).

I don tire for my west, south people o...

My dear, don't limit yourself to nairaland cos if you do, you'll not know anything aside Fashola, and maybe Amaechi and ACN..

Even if you can't travel to places, spread your horizon!!

solomon111: if Imo needs an international airport, then they will have to build it themselves just like many states did.

Dis Guy:

these are historic claims, 2013 is very different from those days
lived in Kano before

how many flights are going in and out of kano and which airlines? Kabo died many years ago
only comes alive during Hajj

everyone's moved to Abuja with their business except for the lebanese contractor who handle most of the engineering stuff

mind you Maiduguri/Borno is "Home of Peace"

Scholarship on daily basis and that is sustainable development for the airport business eh?

Foreign investment such as?

nice development though, seems like this will be in government hand forever no private investor can make a profit from this airport except they build and international conference centre right in the middle of the airport with hotel
so people can pop in and out sharp sharp

babyosisi:

Like which states please

Were Kano,Lagos,PH the only 3 international airports not built by the federal govt

fYI Imo airport was not even built by any government
It was built by the people of Imo from community contributions and handed over to the govt
Ask any imolite
No other state in Nigeria can boast of individuals doing anything close by their own donations.

President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to establish domestic airports all the 36 states of the federation, if voted to power in the forthcoming general election.

He said the plan to establish such airports is part of his government blue print towards economic development and facilitating movement of goods, services and ideas across the nation.

lakpa lakpa: I'd prefer pictures of schools built by GEJ not an edifice to enable money launderers do ttheir tin easily...