Azman Air resumed flights to Kaduna after about two-month suspension due to terrorist attack on the Kaduna International Airport.
The airline touched down at the airport around noon on Monday, to the delight of airport stakeholders, passengers, and the airport authority.
On March 28, the airline cancelled the flight to Kaduna after terrorists invaded the airport runway.
The flight was halted while the airline assessed airport security.
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Following the attack on the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), other airlines also halted flights.
The Abuja-Kaduna train was attacked the next day, killing ten people and kidnapping 61 more.
Passengers on the Kaduna route, however, were given some relief when one of the airlines that served the route resumed flights.
Azman arrived at the airport with 42 passengers around noon on Monday, with some of the passengers paying more than N100,000 for the flight from Abuja to Kaduna.
According to reports, the flight time between Abuja and Kaduna is about 20 minutes, but many passengers paid over N100,000 for a two-leg ticket from Abuja to Kaduna.
Although the airline did not fly directly to Kaduna, it did fly passengers to Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed Airport, where they were connected to the Kaduna flight.
“This demonstrates how desperate people were to travel to Kaduna given the security challenges on the Abuja-Kaduna Road and the suspension of the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service,” a source said.
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The next flight to Kaduna will be on Wednesday, according to an Azman official who confirmed the flight’s resumption.
“It was a defining moment for the Aviation community as the airport was reopened after being closed for two months,” the airline said on its Twitter page. It’s wonderful to return.”
