Flight operations have resumed at Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport Ibadan, Oyo State after it was shut down following a runway excursion that involved a private aircraft on Friday evening.
African Business Travel News (ABTNEWS) can authoritatively report that the airport handled four arrival and four departure flights safely today (Sunday).
Our correspondence who reported to the airport as early as 6:30am on Sunday though without access to the airside reported that four arrival and four departure flights were handled safely at the airport as at 1440hrs (2.00pm) local time when he left the airport.
The first flight to arrive at the airport was operated by Green Africa arrived at about 0724hrs from Lagos and later departed for Abuja with an aircraft marked 5N GAE at about 0808hrs.
The second flight which arrived at about 0914hrs was operated by Overland airways with an aircraft marked 5N BPF. The flight later departed for Abuja at about 09340hrs.
The third flight, also operated by Green Africa arrived at airport from Abuja at about 1105rs The aircraft marked 5N GAE later departed to Lagos with at about1143hrs.
The fourth flight which arrived on Sunday at airport about 1347hrs, was aperated by Air Peace. The flight from Abuja later departed atvabout 1440hrs
Meanwhile, further investigation by our correspondent revealed that prior to the Friday evening accident, the airport had safely handled many night flights.
Attempt by our correspondent to get the airport Manager to comment on the accident and the latest developments at the airport proved abortive. He was said to have gone on inspection of the airport facilities.
As at 15:25hours when our correspondent left the airport he was yet to return to the terminal building.
