Hi my eastern brothers and
sisters. Can someone plz update
me on ongoing project of Enugu
international airport please? I
was one of the ppl who wrote
for the approval and building of
the airport but unfortunately am
not in Enugu or nigeria now but i
wish to know the state or level
of the project with pictures if
possible. Latest, i mean this year
scenes not last year please.
Regards

henrychubayo:

Hi my eastern brothers and
sisters. Can someone plz update
me on ongoing project of Enugu
international airport please? I
was one of the ppl who wrote
for the approval and building of
the airport but unfortunately am
not in Enugu or nigeria now but i
wish to know the state or level
of the project with pictures if
possible. Latest, i mean this year
scenes not last year please.
Regards

Though, this thread is intended for the Igbos, but please, allow anyone to contribute.
Though i may be wrong, but i am of the opinion, that the Federal Government might really be slow in the Enugu airport project out of reluctance, as they are aware that an international airport in Enugu may mean bad business for Abuja and Ikeja, but what about the one in Porthacourt, isn't that one in service?

http://www.capitalethiopia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1617:ethiopian-to-start-flights-to-enugu-nigeria&catid=54:news&Itemid=27


Ethiopian Airlines says it plans to start flights to the city of Enugu, in south eastern Nigeria soon as part of its attempt to extend its flight destinations in Africa’s most populous country and West African Power house Nigeria.
Tewolde Gebremariam CEO of the air carrier said Ethiopian also has plans to fly to the southern central port city and oil hub of Port Harcourt as well as Northern Nigeria’s largest city Kano, while increasing the number of flight trips to Nigeria’s capital city Abuja, Nigeria. “We want more flights to Abuja because now Abuja-Addis-Asia and Abuja-Addis-Dubai-Bangkok-China is the best flight option for Nigeria bound passengers,” said Tewolde adding that Ethiopian would be pleased to add flights to the country where it has been flying for more than 40 years. It currently has nearly 70 international destinations out of which 43 are in the African continent, while there are 17 domestic flights it operates.
The national flag carrier has recently started flights to the Indian ocean island archipelago of Seychelles, Toronto in Canada, and Port Novo in Benin. It is also planning to start flights before the end of 2012 to Kuala Lampur, capital city of Malaysia, expected to start on October 31 and Brazil’s commercial hub Sao Paulo, its first Latin America route expected to be in December.
As part of Vision 2025 Ethiopian plans to operate more than 120 airplanes flying to 90 plus destinations internationally carrying over 18 million passengers and 710,000 tons of cargo per annum while employing more than 17,000 people.
Its 2025 vision’s overarching objective is to continue the scaling up of profitable and sustainable growth to enhance its profitability and technology to make its staff, customers and financiers secure.
Ethiopian got its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner named “Africa first” delivered at Bole International Airport on August 17, 2012, making it the first African air carrier to receive the aircraft.
The airline is expected to receive a total of five 787 Dreamliner aircraft before the end of 2012 and five more airplanes in 2014

When will Nigeria have its own national carrier!!!

@ARROBA.
Its a welcome development. We also needs flyers from europe, america, south africa, Emirate and others. Plz keep the updates coming

Update Enugu airport upgrade

Drastically changing into the new international airport we have wished to have. Southeast in on the move now and nothing can take us to lagos to enter flights to anywhere in the world now. Development is also coming in full force to all south east states. Adaeze Odua weldone.

Any new pictures?

Any new update from enugu before i purchase tickets to lagos

Even Ethiopia have airlines whereas Nigeria is sleeping in the bush.

latest update pic on enugu airport.
it looks like the FAA is using similar design and model for all the airport rehabs.
design and everything look same as the Port harcourt airport.

another view- Enugu Airport renovation.

Although folks like to think of it as international airport, it will take another five (5) years before any good international flight lands on it.

another side view