Aero Contractors, formerly one of Nigeria’s carrier of choice, on Monday resumed flight operations on the Lagos-Benin route as part of its expansion drive.
The airline’s Boeing 737-500 aircraft departed the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 in Lagos at about 5:05 p.m. to Benin Airport.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that with the move, Aero Contractors has joined Arik Air and Air Peace which already operate daily flights to Benin City, the Edo State capital.
Captain Ado Sanusi, Managing Director, Aero Contractors, in a statement said the airline would operate into Benin City four times a week – Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
Sanusi said: “We are resuming these operations to give people from the state opportunity to make Aero their preferred choice of the airlines operating into the city.
“Resuming operations on the Benin route will reinforce the strength and quality of our brand.
“We will continue to offer the most reliable, safe and secure operations which the airline is renowned for.”
According tom Sanusi, on weekdays, the flight would depart Lagos to Benin at 4:55 pm and out of Benin to Lagos at 6:15 pm, while on Sundays, it would depart Lagos to Benin at 12:40 pm and out of Benin to Lagos at 2:00pm.
He added that the airline intended to increase its flight frequencies to daily in the not too distant future.