DESPITE the union strike at Arik Air which crippled the airline, the week got off to a good start with Ibom Air commencing its inaugural flight into the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu welcomed by the Deputy Governor and to the joy of air travelers. There was also the long awaited Airline operators of Nigeria (AON) election which produced President of Azman Air and Chairman Air Peace as President and Vice President respectively and League of Airports and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) hosted the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu at its Gateway Forum and the week ended on a high note with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) commissioning its own Band.
These were all captured in the lens of various cameras.
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Ibom Air having touched down at the Enugu International Airport
Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Dame Cecelia Ezeilo led by the Chief operating Officer COO) Ibom Air, Mr. George Uriesi to cut the Ibom Air ribbon also in view, the Airport Manager of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Mrs. cecelia Ugwuama as well as the Manager Marketing Ibom Air, Mrs. Anniekan Essienette
Chief Operating Officer of Ibom Air, Mr. George Uriesi with Deputy Governor Enugu State, Dame Cecilia Ezeilo and Airport Manager Mrs.Cecelia Ogwuma, Proprietor of Yellow Chilli Restaurant and prominent Enugu State indigene, Mr. Victor Ogaku and Manager Marketing and Communications, Ibom Air Mrs. Anniekan Essienette at the inaugural flight of Ibom Air to Enugu at the foot of the aircraft.
Members of National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) picketing Arik Air today a move that cost the airline all its passengers
