Delta to upgrade Asaba airport to category 9 as United Airline debut Delta to upgrade Asaba airport to category 9 as United Airline debut
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Delta State Government has announced plans to upgrade the Asaba International Airport to a category 9 airport to enable it to receive bigger planes.
According to the Special Projects Director of the Airport, Mr Austin Ayemidejor, with activities at the airport at the near peak, it had become imperative to upgrade the airport to welcome bigger planes.
Mr Ayemidejor was speaking when the United Nigeria Airline aircraft, marked 5-BWZ, made its maiden flight to the airport over the weekend, bringing the number of airlines operating at the airport to five so far.
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The Delta State Government on Friday said it was making plans to upgrade the Asaba International Airport to a category 9 Airport to enable it to receive bigger planes.
A Category 9 airport is one whose Rescue and Fire Fighting Services (RFFS) are capable of handling aircraft as large as the Airbus A330/A340 or Boeing B777.
Austin Ayemidejor, a special projects director of the airport, disclosed this to reporters shortly after the arrival of United Nigeria Airline’s maiden flight to Asaba.
The airline, marked 5N-BWZ, which carried passengers from Lagos, touched down at the Asaba airport at 11.40a.m.