Aero begins Abuja-Kano, Warri-P/Harcourt routes, others

Nigeria’s oldest carrier, Aero Contractors, has expanded its routes to meet the demand of its customers.

From January 20, 2020, Aero Contractors, which has the highest record of air safety in Nigeria, operating for over 60 years, would extend its services to Abuja-Kano, LagosAsaba, Abuja-Asaba and Warri-Port Harcourt.

Head of Commercial of the airline, Mr Rogers Cookey, said the routes will be operated as follows: Abuja-Kano, 11:10 am; Kano-Abuja, 12:20 pm; Lagos-Asaba, 8:30 am; Asaba-Lagos, 15:10 pm.

Others include Asaba-Abuja, 9:50 am; Abuja-Asaba, 13:50 pm; Warri-Port Harcourt (NAF Base) and Port Harcourt-Warri, 12:45 pm.

Aero Contractors has been expanding its operations since last year recapturing significant segment of the domestic market.

Cookey stated that with the new routes expansion, the airline continues to play a dominant role in scheduled flight operations.

The airline, which has fixed wing, rotary wing and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility, has been recording success in all the divisions of its operations.

Cookey said that the airline effectively maintains all its aircraft, conducting C and D-checks on its Boeing Classics and also engages in thirdparty maintenance.

It also conducts maintenance on its Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft and the same with its helicopters, which in addition to maintenance, assembles the equipment.

In 2019, Aero Contractors maintenance division conducted major checks for Nigerian and foreign carriers, from different parts of Africa.