Arik Air yesterday inaugurated flights to Bauchi in the northeastern part of Nigeria with the state governor, Mohammed Abubakar describing the flight as a great enabler of tourism in the state.
Abubakar said the tourism potentials in the state christened the ‘Pearl of Tourism’ cannot be fully tapped without seamless and steady air transport connectivity.
He said this connectivity gap can be significantly filled with Arik Air’s foray into the state.
Arik Air yesterday made the history of becoming the first airline to commence operations into the state.
Its Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft landed at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Belawa International Airport by 12.40pm in Bauchi from Lagos via Abuja.
The governor who was onboard the return flight from Bauchi said the state would partner the airline to develop the tourism sector of the state.
“There is no way you can be able to develop tourism without having steady flights in the state and tourism is one of the three major areas of comparative advantage we have chosen for ourselves as a government, so outrightly the coming of Arik is a fantastic development in the right direction and we assure Arik that we will collaborate with it,” he said.
Arik’s Associate Vice President Abuja and Regional Domestic North, Hamzat Bukar, said there will be great and rapid development in the route especially given its tourism advantage.
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