Aero, the leading Nigerian carrier has commenced daily commercial flight operations to Kaduna to satisfy the yearnings of customers.
The airline will increase operations to twice daily on the route from August 29, 2013 with a promotional ticket fare of N13, 000 one way.
The flights which will be operated with the modern Q-400 aircraft will depart Lagos at 7am to arrive Kaduna at 08.25am and thereafter leave Kaduna at 08.55am to arrive Lagos at 10.20am.
The afternoon flight will depart Lagos at 3pm, to get into Kaduna at 4.25pm and leave Kaduna for Lagos at 5pm to arrive Lagos at 6.25pm.
The airline’s decision to resume Kaduna is borne out of the importance attached to the ‘Liberal State’ now ‘Centre of Education’ and Kaduna city which once served as the capital of old Northern Region of Nigeria.
Aero is the only airline to serve twice daily flights to Kaduna with a competitive fare in the market that appeals to families, students, business communities and leisure travelers.
The airline is the first domestic carrier in Nigeria to introduce online booking and payment, SMS booking with mobile phone payments, online check in, and automated customer care centre thereby making travel easier and convenient for the customers.
It is also the first to acquire the AMO (aircraft maintenance organization) certificate which allows it to maintain its aircrafts and for other airlines.
Presently, Aero operates over 55 flights a day to more than 13 destinations, including Lagos, Abuja, Calabar, Port Harcourt, Owerri, Warri, Benin, Uyo, Kano, Enugu, Accra and Douala with plans to open more routes.
Speaking on how the resumption of flight to Kaduna will further intensify Aero’s operations in the Northern part of Nigeria, Hugh Fraser, managing director of Aero, said; “These are indeed exciting times for us at Aero as our customers who use the Kaduna airport will now have more regular and timely flights between Lagos and Kaduna”.
The addition of Kaduna on our network is an indication of our commitment to the growth of Nigerian aviation. Moreover, Kaduna is Nigeria’s largest textile-manufacturing centre and has other major industries as well.
“We are resuming the route with two flights daily and as traffic increases on the route, we also anticipate increasing our frequency. The airline will be taking delivery of more aircraft any time from now to beef up its operations.”