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Air Nigeria to commence operations in 2021 – Aviation Minister

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Air Nigeria,  new national flag carrier is planning to launch operations in the third quarter of 2021, minister of aviation Hadi Sirika says.

Sirika said the airline will commence with restricted operations within Nigeria at first.

Per Second News reported that the Federal Government approved N47.43bn for the Nigeria Air project in the 2019 budget.

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