The Bayelsa state government in southern Nigeria reportedly plans to spend NGN25 billion naira (USD15.9 million) to buy an undisclosed aircraft to boost traffic at the new Bayelsa International Airport, which was commissioned for commercial traffic in 2020, according to the newspapers Punch and the Niger Delta Herald.

While no official statement has been made by the government, the plan was announced on social media by Samuel Kolawole Oredipe, the authority’s new media director. Reactions on social media were mixed; some…

Source: ch aviation
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