Afrijet, Air Sierra Leone sign handling contracts with NAHCO

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC (nahco aviance), has been chosen by regional operators, Afrijet and Air Sierra Leone, to handle their ground operations in Nigeria.

The contracts between the parties would see NAHCO provide excellent service for Afrijet’ flights into Port Harcourt and Lagos. The Company will also handle Air Sierra Leone’s flights to Lagos.

The contract with Afrijet is for a three-year period, 2024 – 2027, while NAHCO will handle Air Sierra Leone, for five years, from 2024 till 2029.

Saheed Lasisi, group executive director, Commercial & Business Development, NAHCO Plc, expressed delight with the new contracts.

According to Lasisi, NAHCO’s more than 45 years of unblemished records stands it heads and shoulders above any other service provider in the industry.

He said it is a good way to start the New Year and declared, “NAHCO delivers at all times. Our several years of experience has endeared us to all international and regional airlines and they all continue to choose NAHCO.”

He further stated, “our team of professional and experienced staff has continued to set the benchmark which guides ground handling operations in Nigeria. We assure Afrijet and ASL that they have made the best choice any airline could have made. We welcome them to a smooth and fascinating experience.”

Speaking on the new contract, Olumuyiwa Olumekun, the group managing director/chief executive officer, NAHCO Plc., said NAHCO will always render quality, consistent and exceptional service.

“We cannot afford to give our valued clients any cause to complain. We are on top of this game for the long term.”

With the recent contracts, NAHCO has continued to make good progress in its quest to handle most ground operations for international airlines operating into and out of Nigeria.

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.