Two years after, Ethiopian Airlines resumes Enugu flight operations -

Africa’s largest airline, Ethiopian Airlines will be resuming its flight to Enugu, the Eastern Heartland of Nigeria.

The three weekly flights will be operated with B787 Dreamliner.

The flight will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays every week.

The flight, which will resume on October 1, Nigeria’s Independence day, will reinforce Ethiopian Airlines’ good relationship with Nigeria since the first flight to Nigeria in 1960.

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Ethiopian Airlines stopped flights to Enugu in 2019 when the Nigerian aviation authorities closed the airport to refurbish the airport’s runway.

Before the closure of the airport for runway repairs, the airline was the only international airline operating in Enugu.

The Airport was officially opened to domestic flights in 2020 and to International flights in August 2021. Enugu is the capital of Enugu State and was the Centre of Administration in former Eastern Nigeria.

Ethiopian Airlines Operates to four Airports in Nigeria-Abuja, Lagos, Kano, and Enugu.

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.