Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport, Umueri has played host to its first Presidential jet/aircraft, ABS reports.
According to the report by Anambra State Broadcasting Service (ABS), the first Presidential jet which was a Jet-A Challenger Jet had the Minister for Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige on board, accompanied by friends and business people.
Ngige and his friends were received by the Commissioner for Works, Engineer Marcel Ifejiofor and others.
The aircraft labelled landed at exactly 12:23 pm and is bigger than the aircraft earlier authorised to take off and land through Anambra route.
ABS also reported that the airport has continued to make history attracting a large volume of traffic since it was built and commissioned by Governor Willie Obiano-led administration.
Senator Ngige said he was highly impressed that in keeping to his words, Governor Obiano delivered an airport to ndi Anambra which seemed to be a tall dream before now.
While exposing the economic benefits as enormous, the Senator said that with the airport in place, Anambra has been placed on the world map as such, the socio-economic benefits will help develop the state.
The Senator who said that the airport was built to take the biggest aeroplane in the world, expressed optimism that soon, bigger planes and airline operators will be authorised to operate the route.
ABS gathered that since 7th December, 2021, over two thousand passengers have passed through the airport.