Overland Airways is an airline based in Lagos in Nigeria. It operates domestic services from Lagos and Ibadan. Its main base is Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, with a hub at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

History

The airline started operations on 26 November 2003 and has 120 employees (at March 2007). The Nigerian government set a deadline of April 30 2007 for all airlines operating in the country to re-capitalise or be grounded, in an effort to ensure better services and safety. The airline satisfied the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)’s criteria in terms of re-capitalization and was re-registered for operation.

Destinations

Domestic scheduled destinations (at March 2008):

• Service from Abuja:
• Ibadan (Ibadan Airport)
• Ilorin (Ilorin International Airport)
• Service from Lagos:
• Ilorin (Ilorin International Airport)

Fleet

The Overland Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2008) :

• 2 Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner
• 1 ATR 42-320
• 1 Saab 340A

External links

• Overland Airways

References