The Minister of Aviation Sen. Hadi Sirika, made the announcement in Abuja at a media briefing. It was also gathered that the impending airline would be launched with three wet-leased aircraft from Ethiopian Airlines, but would expand the fleet in the coming months to about 30 aircraft. Sirika said that the Request for Proposal (RFP) under the Public Private Participation (PPP) Act, governed by Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) was completed. The minister added that Nigeria Air will launch with a shuttle service between Abuja and Lagos to establish a new comfortable, reliable and affordable travel between these two major Nigerian Airports. Other domestic destinations will follow thereafter.

Source: Ethiopian News September 24, 2022 11:51 UTC