Capital Airlines Resumes Operations

Capital Airlines aircraft, Embraer 125 which was in Enugu for a mandatory Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA) repairs has returned to the Lagos Airport after successful check and approval by the NCAA.

Investigations revealed that Capital Airlines eventually received its approval to ferry the aircraft to Lagos last week, the airline operates from Lagos to Ilorin, Abuja, Minna and Enugu.

Meanwhile the, National Council on Privatisation, NCP has approved that Skypower Aviation Handling Company, SAHCOL, be offered to the four remaining bidders on the basis of willing-buyer-willing seller, following the failure of both the preferred bidder, Eraskorp Consortium and the reserve bidder, Pan Express Services, to make payment at the deadline as stipulated in terms of sale made to them. The Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE in a statement issued by the head, Public Communications, Mr. Chigbo Anichebe said the four bidders are Skyway Aviation Handling company, TAK Continent Limited, Moore Associates limited, and Aviation Handling Partners Limited for a bid price of N5.5 billion on first come basis.

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