Gombe Partners Rano Air To Launch Abuja-Gombe Flights

The Gombe State Government has finalised arrangements with Rano Air Limited for the commencement of scheduled commercial flight operations between Abuja and Gombe.

This followed a meeting between Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya and top management officials of the airline at the Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, where both parties concluded plans to begin the service.

The Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, signed on behalf of the Gombe State Government, while the General Manager (Operations) of Rano Air, Mr. Abah Godwin, signed for the airline.

Under the agreement, Rano Air will deploy an Embraer 145 aircraft with a 50-passenger capacity to operate four weekly flights on the Abuja-Gombe-Abuja route, specifically on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, the governor’s spokesman Isma’ila Uba Misilli, disclosed in a statement on Friday.

He added that the airline officials assured the governor that Rano Air services would be reliable, efficient and customer-focused, thereby facilitating business travel and boosting economic activities across the state and the North-East region.

On his part, Governor Yahaya welcomed the development, describing it as a proof of growing reputation of Gombe as a safe, stable and business-friendly state.