New airline, ValueJet, begins flight operations

The domestic airline market has grown with the entrance of a new airline to expand options for passengers.

The new start-up airline, ValueJet, yesterday kicked off flight operations flying across three destinations: Abuja, Port Harcourt & Asaba.

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The inaugural flight was the Lagos to Abuja flight out of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos which had on board the Chairman, Adekunle Soname, Accountable manager/MD Captain Omololu Majekodunmi & other ValueJet executives.

The airline, in a statement, said more routes like Benin, Yola, Jos, Kano, would be added to the existing destination in the coming weeks.

“The existing routes will continue daily with plans to introduce more routes and frequency when its other aircrafts arrive,” the airline said.

Daily Trust reports that the airline had last week formally kicked off after receiving the Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).