Fix July for Commencement
Bayelsa State International Airport would commence commercial flight operations next month.
This followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the state government and United Nigeria Airlines on Wednesday.
Speaking on the significance of the event, which took place inside the Executive Council Chambers of
Government House, Yenagoa, Governor Douye Diri expressed happiness that the first airport in the heart of the Ijaw nation was a dream come true for founding fathers of the state.
Governor Diri noted that the signing of the MoU signaled the commencement of flight operations at the Bayelsa airport in July, and would open the state to the world and a lot of opportunities.
To enable the airport commence night operations, the governor directed the Commissioner for Works to put modalities in place to install the runway lights, which he said had already been procured.
