International flight operations resumed on Wednesday, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano with the arrival of a Sudan Air flight at 9.00am local time.
The resumption of international flights, which was greeted with great excitement by the people of Kano State, was observed physically by Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, deputy governor of Kano State, who was conducted round the terminal by the Regional General Manager in charge of North West Airports, Alhaji Ibrahim Daibu, to observe passenger facilitation for the Sudan Air flight.
Yakubu Dati, coordinating spokesman, Aviation parastatals, said that all facilities required for international flight operations at the newly remodelled international terminal, including modern conveyor belts, x-ray and 3D screening machines, check-in counters and immigration counters have been installed to ensure safety and security at the airport.
The remodelled international terminal at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport was commissioned on March 15, 2013 by Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi , governor of the Central Bank, but could not resume international operations immediately due to unforeseen logistic challenges in the installation of security and operational facilities.
Other international airlines are expected to resume scheduled international flights at the airport immediately, following the Sudan Air flight.
The new terminal has a full complement of modern facilities available in major international airports of the world.
The Mallam Aminu Kano Airport is also one of the five airports in the country where ultramodern international terminals would be built, under a Memorandum of Understanding between the Nigerian and Chinese Governments.