Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport welcomes Air Peace’s Boeing 737-400

Ekiti State’s aviation and economic landscape made history as the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport, Ado-Ekiti, welcomedAir Peace’s Boeing 737-400, a 120-passenger capacity aircraft and one of the largest in its fleet, on a non-scheduled flight that brought in Allen Onyeama, the CEO of the airline on a visit to Ekiti state.

Onyema, arrived at the airport, alongside his delegation, to explore site viewing, partnership, and business commencement opportunities.

According to a statement by the airline, the delegation was warmly received by top Ekiti State officials, including Dayo Apata, Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General; Taiwo Olatunbosun, Commissioner for Information; and AVM Sunday Makinde (rtd), Technical Adviser to the Ekiti State Governor on the State Airport Project.

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The visit marks a crucial step towards fostering collaboration between Air Peace and the Ekiti State Government, potentially unlocking new economic opportunities and boosting the state’s aviation sector.

With the airport’s strategic location and Air Peace’s expertise, this partnership could pave the way for increased connectivity, trade, and growth in the region

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.