ACM10:

What an ignorant comment! Enugu is densely-populated. Moreover, large number of international travellers of Igbo extraction resides in Enugu. Who told you that Asaba airport is used for international flights? Your problem is that you are yet to visit Enugu. All you do is to expose your poor knowledge everyday on the topic of Enugu. I have no doubt in the economic viability of enugu airport. Time will tell.

Abagworo:

Enugu is not densely populated and I know Enugu just like every other Igbo town like the palm of my hands. It is a sparse city and even more like a sprawl with some few concentrated settlements.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czckb6t1wR4

naijaking1:

What's worse? Your arguement that Enugu airport will not survive because of Asaba airport that is yet to be fully operational or your lame video of a poorly produced rap video shot at the Independence layout area when there's no traffic either, because of the movie producers clearing traffic or it was filmed at some unholy time of the day.
You should be embarrased by your own weak logic.

Abagworo:


I shot the video myself while driving to a hotel I was lodged in Enugu. Enugu is not densely populated and that is not the topic. I was only calling for patronage by all Igbos and you only saw the Port Harcourt and Asaba part.

Ii predicted our normal "I don't care" attitude that could reduce traffic to the airport. Igbo traders in their usual manner could use Asaba and Port-Harcourt for convenience ahead of Enugu. It can be likened to our building and investing outside our land for convenience. Does building in Funtua by Igbos mean that we don't have better places in Igboland to build?

oyb: Most ibos in nigeria will go by road rather than air during christmas for the simple reason that it is cheaper. A guy with a four kids or more, will blow over 200k on tickets alone.

Plus you have to take the newly purchased car to oppress the villagers.

No need for argument; we will see the figures next year. Unless madam oduah can force airlines to use enugu, no dice. It is doubtful the renovation/upgrade was based on any actual figures/analysis; just part of oduah 2015

Yorubest:

No Ethiopian Airline plane will leave Enugu and fly directly to LA or Houston

They will still go through Addis Ababa. Now if you know how long it takes to fly from Addis Ababa to LA, you will rather fly to Lagos or Abuja to get to the US

oyb: Most ibos in nigeria will go by road rather than air during christmas for the simple reason that it is cheaper. A guy with a four kids or more, will blow over 200k on tickets alone.

Plus you have to take the newly purchased car to oppress the villagers.

No need for argument; we will see the figures next year. Unless madam oduah can force airlines to use enugu, no dice. It is doubtful the renovation/upgrade was based on any actual figures/analysis; just part of oduah 2015

asha 80: illiterate comment...i guess the igbo man coming to nigeria from let us say china would prefer to drive from china to enugu because it is cheaper.we are talking international travel here not local.

Abagworo:


I shot the video myself while driving to a hotel I was lodged in Enugu. Enugu is not densely populated and that is not the topic. I was only calling for patronage by all Igbos and you only saw the Port Harcourt and Asaba part.

Ii predicted our normal "I don't care" attitude that could reduce traffic to the airport. Igbo traders in their usual manner could use Asaba and Port-Harcourt for convenience ahead of Enugu. It can be likened to our building and investing outside our land for convenience. Does building in Funtua by Igbos mean that we don't have better places in Igboland to build?

asha 80: you are still making the mistake of mentioning asaba..we are not talking local travel here abagworo haba.

asha 80: illiterate comment...i guess the igbo man coming to nigeria from let us say china would prefer to drive from china to enugu because it is cheaper.we are talking international travel here not local.

Abagworo:

I know. I mean in the long run. Even at the moment, the Port Harcourt airport has restricted international flights.

oyb:

Slow thinker - you think the man coming from china is selling his market in enugu? How many of your businesses are based in the east? I was in pc village over the weekend. This nna fellow I buy stuff from was telling me he was travelling to china to restock. Why would he fly from china to enugu when his shop is in lagos?



The only time there is serioud traffic to the east is dec 25; and if you don't get your kidnappers in order even that time will not bring much traffic.

oyb:

Slow thinker - you think the man coming from china is selling his market in enugu? How many of your businesses are based in the east? I was in pc village over the weekend. This nna fellow I buy stuff from was telling me he was travelling to china to restock. Why would he fly from china to enugu when his shop is in lagos?



The only time there is serioud traffic to the east is dec 25; and if you don't get your kidnappers in order even that time will not bring much traffic.

Abagworo:

Enugu is not densely populated and I know Enugu just like every other Igbo town like the palm of my hands. It is a sparse city and even more like a sprawl with some few concentrated settlements.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czckb6t1wR4

Yorubest:

Do you have facts to support this 50%?

I fly internationally to several destinations virtually every month and I can't say Igbos are more on most of my flights. I don't even bother looking out for who is on board. Once a while I have chats with and exchange contacts with other passengers I'm seated by but its always an exception but I've only exchanged contacts with an Igbo woman once in up to ten people I've met on board. I can be more affirmative about the Nigeria tribes I see in my destinations though. In the UK and USA, I see more Yorubas but I will agree there are a number of Igbos in SA and Dubai but of course there are more Nigerians in the UK and USA. These are the biggest destinations for Nigerians though

My point here is if Enugu can generate the traffic, PHC would have done that before it due into its proximity to the SE states

drnoel:
it depends om ur destination and yes Igbos do dorminate most of these flights

Yorubest:

I'm sure you're the one who has never been on a plane before because anyone who has will easily understand my post and my point

Planes don't just land in airports because they feel like

Business cases are made

Why is PH Int'l Airport not getting the figures despite its proximity to the East?

If you can't answer that, then you need to review your reasoning

Abagworo:

You people do make heavy mistakes. There are a lot of people living in the East and there exists a buoyant economy. The Southeastern cities and villages actually host the highest concentration of tall residential buildings in Nigeria. Aba and Onitsha have populations exceeding 1million while Port Harcourt exceeds 2million.
The Anambra and Northern Imo area has villages more populous than cities that covers a very large area between Nnobi near Nnewi via Ekwulobia down to Akabo near Owerri on one hand and between Oba and Awo-Omamma on the other. Let us not forget other cities of over 600 thousand like Enugu and Calabar or Owerri, Nnewi, Umuahia, Ikot-Ekpene, Uyo, Eket, Ohafia, Abakaliki, Orlu, Nsukka, Okigwe, Bori, Eleme, Ihiala, Abonema, Buguma, Okrika etc

You must also understand that no market in Lagos is as big as Ariaria or Main market. A look at the CBN cashless policy further indicates that Port-Harcourt, Onitsha and Aba have vibrant economies alongside Lagos, Abuja,Ogun and Kano which gives us 3 in the East and 2 in the North and West respectively.

Enugu airport will experience heavy traffic which can only be slowed down if Port-Harcourt and Asaba are granted international status because they are closer to the population zones.