{"id":16941,"date":"2026-11-13T13:46:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T13:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/anambra-airport-commends-united-nigeria-airlines-for-new-embraer-190-crj-900-operations-businessday-ng\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T13:46:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T13:46:25","slug":"anambra-airport-commends-united-nigeria-airlines-for-new-embraer-190-crj-900-operations-businessday-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/anambra-airport-commends-united-nigeria-airlines-for-new-embraer-190-crj-900-operations-businessday-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"Anambra airport commends United Nigeria Airlines for new Embraer 190, CRJ 900 operations &#8211; Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The management of Chinua Achebe International Cargo Airport (CAICA) has commended United Nigeria Airlines for introducing its Embraer 190 and CRJ 900 aircraft, which began full operations on November 5, 2026, on the Abuja\u2013Anambra route.\n<\/p>\n<p>Martins Nwafor, the airport\u2019s Managing Director, made the commendation in an appreciation letter addressed to the airline\u2019s management in which he described the introduction of the two aircraft as a significant milestone for air travel to and from Anambra State. Both aircraft carry more passengers than the airline\u2019s previous fleet on this route, and the airport says this should give travellers more comfort, greater convenience and a better overall journey.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read also:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businessday.ng\/aviation\/article\/fg-signs-concession-agreement-for-port-harcourt-international-airport\/\">FG signs concession agreement for Port Harcourt International Airport<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>The airport also said the new aircraft would strengthen links between Anambra State and two of Nigeria\u2019s largest cities, Abuja and Lagos.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Management of Chinua Achebe International Cargo Airport wishes to encourage the good people of Anambra State and the general public to patronise United Nigeria Airlines and take advantage of the comfort, convenience and quality services offered by its Embraer 190 and CRJ 900 aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also wish to use this opportunity to encourage Ndi Anambra and the travelling public to make Chinua Achebe International Cargo Airport their preferred destination for their daily travels. thereby supporting the growth and development of aviation services and economic activities in the State,\u201d the letter read.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read also:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businessday.ng\/aviation\/article\/keyamo-flags-off-kogi-international-airport-says-project-will-put-state-on-global-aviation-map\/\">Keyamo flags off Kogi International Airport, says project will put state on global aviation map<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>The letter also asked the airline to consider adding routes from Anambra to other major destinations like Kano, arguing that a direct service would improve connectivity, support business and commerce, and make travel more convenient.\n<\/p>\n<p>The airport described its relationship with the airline as mutually beneficial and said it looks forward to continued cooperation on expanding the airline\u2019s network through the Anambra airport.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"bday-read-also\">\n<h4>Related News<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"bday-author-bio\" readability=\"10.32722513089\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Anambra-airport-commends-United-Nigeria-Airlines-for-new-Embraer-190-CRJ-900-operations-Businessday-NG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/60e77c8fae5dae43d70e3d2ac4733962f278346b896866806e872ae7681956c4?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo bday-author-bio__avatar\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div readability=\"15.736724008975\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/businessday.ng\/author\/ifeoma-okeke\/\">Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nShe is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nShe holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nAs 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.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nShe 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\u2019s most prestigious media awards ceremonies.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nIfeoma is a one-time winner of the &#13;<br \/>\nprestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the &#8216;Aviation Writer of the Year&#8217; Category.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nShe is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nShe has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nIfeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"bday-ad bday-ad--gam\" id=\"bday-ad-2\" data-bday-ad=\"\" data-unit=\"bd-body-2\" data-placement=\"below_share_buttons\" data-partner=\"gam\" data-category=\"display\" data-device=\"all\"><span class=\"bday-ad__label\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"bday-google-badges\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=businessday.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Anambra-airport-commends-United-Nigeria-Airlines-for-new-Embraer-190-CRJ-900-operations-Businessday-NG-1.jpg\" alt=\"Add BusinessDay as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKQgKIiNDQklTRkFnTWFoQUtEbUoxYzJsdVpYTnpaR0Y1TG01bktBQVAB?hl=en-NG&amp;gl=NG&amp;ceid=NG%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Anambra-airport-commends-United-Nigeria-Airlines-for-new-Embraer-190-CRJ-900-operations-Businessday-NG-2.jpg\" alt=\"Follow BusinessDay on Google News\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Businessday NG<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The management of Chinua Achebe International Cargo Airport (CAICA) has commended United Nigeria Airlines for introducing its Embraer 190 and CRJ 900 aircraft, which began full operations on November 5,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16942,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}