Overland Airways Continues Route Expansion with Flights to Minna and Warri (Osubi Airport)

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Nigeria’s leading and longest serving private domestic airline, Overland Airways has rolled out two new destinations in Nigeria to beef up its growing route network. From April 23, 2025. Overland Airways recommenced a thrice weekly flight on the Lagos-Abuja-Minna route. This flight restored air services to the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport, Minna after over 15 years hiatus, and will …

Overland Airways Continues Strategic Route Expansion

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Introduces Lagos And Abuja To Minna Flights Resumes Abuja-Jalingo and Lagos-Jalingo Flights Overland Airways, Nigeria’s longest serving private domestic airline has continued its strategic route expansion with its recent partnership with the Niger State government, to commence “flight services to Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport Minna, the capital city of Niger State from Lagos and Abuja, effective April 23, 2025.” …

Overland Airways Renews IOSA Certification For The 5th Consecutive Time

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Overland Airways, Nigeria’s longest serving domestic airline, has “successfully renewed its International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification for the 5th consecutive time.” The airline says it “achieved its IOSA certification in 2015 and has subsequently renewed it in 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, and again in 2024. Overland Airways was audited in eight (8) disciplines.” According to …

Overland Takes Delivery of Second E-175, Commences Lagos and Abuja Flights

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Nigeria-based carrier, Overland Airways, “the longest serving domestic airline in Nigeria has commenced direct flight services from Lagos to Abuja.” According to Overland, the airline will “offer regular daily direct flights between Nigeria’s economic hub Lagos and the administrative capital Abuja, operating over 60 weekly frequencies between the two cities to boost capacity on the route.” The airline says this …

Nigeria’s Overland On the March: Airline Receives First Embraer 175 Aircraft, Its First Jet

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Nigeria’s longest serving privately-owned domestic airline, Overland Airways is poised for the future as it is positioning for a new phase in its evolution. Overland Airways which began operations in 2002 and has consistently provided services to Nigerians with a fleet of modern and efficient turboprop aircraft had commenced operations with the objective of increasing the prosperity of the Nigerian …

AFRAA Forges Close Engagement With Nigerian Member Airlines Through CEOs Leadership Dialogues – By Roland Ohaeri

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 The Secretary General of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé, in a bid to foster closer engagement with member airlines in Nigeria, met the CEO of Air Peace, Barr. Allen Onyema, the CEO of Allied Air – Capt. Valentine Tongo and the CEO of Overland Airways – Capt. Edward Boyo for “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues” at …

Nigeria Aviation Industry Outlook In 2022

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The year 2021 was so challenging for the African aviation industry as it struggled to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Air Transport Association 2021 report on the economic performance of airlines in the industry stated that Africa is lagging behind other regions in its vaccine rollout, which will impact international travel recovery. Airlines in the region are expected …

AFRAA 53rd AGA Holds Virtually In Luanda Hosted By TAAG Angola Airlines

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The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has announced that the 53rd AFRAA AGA will take place from 16-17 November 2021 in virtual format at the kind invitation of TAAG Angola Airlines – the President of the Association. Themed: “Flightpath to Africa’s resilient travel ecosystem”, air transport leaders and decision makers will discuss the roadmap for a successful restart and recovery of the air transport …

Overland Airways Begins Lagos-Warri, Abuja-Warri Flights November 15, 2021

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Overland Airways, one of Nigeria’s leading scheduled and charter airlines, will commence scheduled flights from Lagos to Warri, and from Abuja to Warri on November 15, 2021.   The airline said its Lagos-Warri and Abuja-Warri flights will operate daily. The flights will depart Lagos to Warri at 12:20 pm, and depart Warri to Lagos at 5:20 pm. Overland Airways flights …

COVID 19: Challenges And Opportunities For African Airlines

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By Monday Ukoha   It is commonplace to say that African airlines situation has been complicated by the COVID 19 Pandemic which is regarded as the single most negatively impactful event on the global air transport industry since World War II.   For Africa, COVID 19 met many African airlines already in precarious situation though the airlines industry was witnessing …