Overland Airways Recommences Lagos-Warri, Abuja-Warri Flights, Gives Reasons
Overland Airways, Nigeria’s leading and longest serving private domestic airline, commenced flight services to Warri (Osubi Airport), Delta State from Lagos and Abuja today, stating reasons for the recommencement.
Speaking at a press conference in Warri held to mark the flight resumption, Chief Operating Officer of Overland Airways, Mrs. Aderonke Emmanuel-James, said: “Overland Airways resumption of flight services to Warri is in response to the yearnings of our customers for reliable air transport to connect the city and its environs with Abuja and Lagos. This flight will support important economic and social linkages between the people of Delta State and other parts of Nigeria. Passengers on the Warri service can connect seamlessly across our network to destinations in Northern and Southwestern Nigeria. To fully support this aspiration, we are deploying on the route our brand-new Embraer E-175 jet aircraft which features Premium and Economy Class cabins.”
She said the airline will operate the Warri-Lagos-Warri route and the Warri-Abuja-Warri route on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, offering morning arrival and departure into and from Warri and that “Overland Airways flights will depart Lagos to Warri at 0815am and Warri to Lagos 12.30pm. Flights from Warri to Abuja will depart at 0925am while Abuja to Warri will depart 1105am.”
Overland Airways expanding route network has seen the restoration of flight services from Lagos and Abuja to Jalingo, Taraba State; and commencement of new services from Lagos and Abuja to Minna, Niger State. The Warri route is the latest route while plans are afoot to launch other routes in the months ahead.
“We have commenced with three weekly flight services from Warri to Abuja and Lagos with plans to scale up the services to a daily operation in the coming weeks. We express our appreciation to the Management and Staff of Osubi Airport for their support and assure our customers of the consistent and reliable flight services that Overland Airways is noted for”, Mrs.James added.
Overland Airways service offering has evolved from an all-turboprop fleet to a mixed fleet with the introduction of brand-new Embraer E175 jets. In October 2024, Overland Airways renewed its IOSA safety certification for the 5th consecutive time reaffirming its position as a safe and leading African carrier.
