- Sources at the airport confirmed on Sunday that the airport had been opened to operations, as a domestic airline had already resumed operations there
Flight operations at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State, resumed on Sunday, following a brief closure by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
The Federal Government had temporarily shut down the airport to conduct investigations into a private jet accident that occurred at the facility on Friday night.
The aircraft, which crash-landed near the runway, disrupted flight activities, prompting the deployment of accident investigators to the scene.
But sources at the airport confirmed on Sunday that the airport had been opened to operations, as a domestic airline had already resumed operations there.
“It was shut down briefly for yesterday (Saturday) only, but reopened for operations this (Sunday) morning.
Overland resumed flights this (Sunday) morning,” a senior official at the airport, who pleaded not to be named due to lack of authorisation, stated.
Officials of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau had confirmed on Saturday morning that an aircraft crash-landed at the airport the previous night, but stressed that there was no casualty.