Overland Airways provides flight services from Ibadan to Abuja airport

Overland Airways, one of Nigeria’s domestic airlines has recommenced flight services from Samuel Ladoke Akintola International Airport, Ibadan to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja.

Effective December 23, 2025 Overland Airways commenced three weekly services from Ibadan to Abuja on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Flights now depart Abuja to Ibadan by 1030am and Ibadan to Abuja by 1200pm.

Aderonke Emmanuel-James, chief operating officer of Overland Airways, said: “As the pioneer airline on the Ibadan route Overland Airways is excited to return to Ibadan to continue the excellent flight services we have provided to the people of Ibadan, Oyo State and Osun State over the past 22 years. We equally wish to congratulate the Government of Oyo State for the extensive improvement works at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola International Airport, Ibadan.”

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Overland Airways will operate on the Ibadan route using its brand new 88-seater Embraer 175 aircraft, featuring Premium and Economy cabins.

Ibadan International Airport was closed in March 2025 for upgrade of its facilities.

“We assure our esteemed customers of reliable and consistent flight services”, Emmanuel-James said

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.