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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

► NIGERIA: (Pic) Azman Airlines first B737-300 rolls out the paintshop in Norwich.

Azman Air, the Kano-based startup run by entrepreneur, AbdulManafi Yunusa, has seen its first B737-300 (MSN 28570 | 5N-?), formerly with bmi baby, roll out the paint shop in Norwich in the United Kingdom.

Azman Air's first B737-300 in Norwich (Peter James Hudson)
With its AOC granted earlier this year, Azman intends to serve Kano, Abuja, Lagos, Gombe, Maiduguri, Port Harcourt, Sokoto and Yola initially. According to its website, flights from Kano to Dubai, Jeddah and Cairo are also planned as are direct flights from Abuja to Accra and Delhi.