{"id":14831,"date":"2017-06-19T20:08:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T20:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=14831"},"modified":"2017-06-19T20:08:22","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T20:08:22","slug":"project-will-create-more-jobs-huge-socioeconomic-benefits-and-promote-tourism-by-fred-latimore-oghenesivbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=14831","title":{"rendered":"PROJECT WILL CREATE MORE JOBS, HUGE SOCIOECONOMIC BENEFITS AND  PROMOTE TOURISM.   By Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The massive upgrade construction and installation of world class Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), going on at the Asaba International Airport is certainly one of the enviable projects of this administration headed by His Excellency Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa. It is gigantic, capital intensive with long term socioeconomic gains.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Its runway has been re-excavated \u00a0to level the hills to international standard so as to enhance smooth landing and take off at the 3.4 km runway and 1.5km taxi-way.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The airport was downgraded by the Federal Ministry of Aviation through its supervisory agency, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority \u00a0(NCAA), \u00a0allowing only DASH 8Q 300-400 series light aircrafts to fly in and out of the airport.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=13521&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The project entails physical, structural and technical upgrades such that new and old runways are to meet required standards.\u00a0 Standard Instrument Landing Systems \u00a0(ILS) are being procured and installed for smooth and safe landing at night and during bad weather conditions.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The ILS is a \u00a0powerful navigation instrument that enhances visibility and greatly assist the captain and his co-pilot to land heavy duty passenger and cargo aircraft without much difficulty during \u00a0bad weather conditions and at night.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Gov Okowa is satisfied with speed \u00a0of work at the airport and stated that funding the project to completion will not be a problem as the state government has consistently met financial obligations to enable the consultants and contractors deliver as at when due.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Upon completion, the Asaba International airport is expected to serve the South-South, South-East and the state as a major aviation hub for holiday makers, business people and for cargo air freight.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Major importers in the South-East axis of the commercial cities of NNEWI and ONITSHA can directly fly their goods and equipment into Asaba to reduce cost of land transportation from M\/M International airport Lagos to the South-East.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Asaba International Airport will provide thousands of jobs for skilled and unskilled persons as more ground staff and other professional persons for domestic and international airlines \u00a0that will commence both scheduled and non-scheduled flights operations into the airport shall be recruited from the aviation sector and other professional bodies.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It follows that traders and corporate food vendors within the airport, in Asaba city as well as hotels providing holiday packages will experience increased \u00a0patronage and annual turnover as operation is estimated to hit all time high of 3,000,0000 passengers <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1217348609\"><span class=\"aQJ\">within 12 months<\/span><\/span> of commencement of full operations.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Gov Okowa recently told newsmen while inspecting ongoing construction work at the Asaba International airport that his administration places high premium on air safety hence special attention is devoted to ensure that the upgrade meets specific global standards that will rate the airport as one of the best in the world in terms of runway, taxiway, Instrument Landing Systems and other world class navigation equipment.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/asaba-airport.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14832\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/asaba-airport-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/asaba-airport-300x197.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/asaba-airport.jpg 489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Jobs will also be created in the transportation sector as more airport taxi operators \u00a0will be engaged as well as haulage of goods and imported equipment from Asaba International airport to various parts of South-South and South-East in line with Gov Okowa administration prosperity for All Deltans mantra.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">At the moment, two domestic airlines; Aero Contractors and Arik Air operates the DASH Q8 300-400 series into Asaba International airport daily. It is hoped that other domstic and international airlines will commence daily scheduled operations into and out of the airport after the upgrade and certification by NCAA and other global aviation regulatory agencies.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe is the EA Communications to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The massive upgrade construction and installation of world class Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), going on at the Asaba International Airport is certainly one of the enviable projects of this administration headed by His Excellency Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa. It is gigantic, capital intensive with long term socioeconomic gains. 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