“According to NCAA, the approval for a six months non-schedule operation at the airport is to enable the NCAA validate the implementation of the pending findings and to allow Ekiti State Government time to rectify a few outstanding corrective action items indicated in the agency’s last inspection report,” the statement reads.
The Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport has received the approval of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority to commence non-scheduled flight operations effective December 15.flight that does not operate according to a fixed timetable and that is not necessarily part of a regular or scheduled route.
According to Oyebode, the NCAA conveyed the approval in a letter dated December 11, addressed to Biodun Oyebanji, governor of Ekiti.He said the letter, signed by Chris Najomo, NCAA’s acting director-general, authorised non-scheduled operations under visual flight rules for six months, spanning December 15, 2024, to June 15, 2025.
Oyebode said the governor regarded the NCAA’s approval as a positive step, reflecting the government’s commitment to boosting the state’s socio-economic development.
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