Gombe, Rano Air sign MoU for Abuja-Gombe commercial flights

The Gombe State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rano Air Limited to commence scheduled commercial flights between Abuja and Gombe.
The agreement was reached after a meeting between Governor Muhammadu Yahaya and top management officials of the airline at the Governor’s Lodge in Abuja.
According to a statement on Friday by the Director-General, Press Affairs, Government House, Ismaila Misilli, the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibrahim Njodi, signed the MoU on behalf of the state, while the General Manager (Operations) of Rano Air, Abah Godwin, signed for the airline.
The statement added that the Sole Administrator of Brigadier Zakari Maimalari International Airport, Engr. Suleiman Musa, and Rano Air’s Head of Business Development, Auwal Ubale, witnessed the signing.
“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 Rano Air delegation at the meeting with the Governor included the General Manager (Operations), Abah O. Godwin; Accountable Manager, Alh. Lawal Sabo Bakinzuwo, Head, Ground Operations, Bashir Abdullahi Wudilawa; and Head, Business Development, Auwal Sulaiman Ubale,” the statement read.
The airline’s management assured the governor that its services would be reliable, efficient, and customer-focused, aimed at boosting business travel and economic activity in the state and the wider North-East region.