Overland Airways

Overland Airways

IATA OJ ICAO OLA Callsign OVERLAND
Founded	2003
Hubs	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Fleet size	6
Destinations	8
Parent company	Overland Airways Limited
Headquarters	Ikeja, Nigeria
Website	http://www.overland.aero/

Overland Airways is an airline based in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria.^[1] It operates domestic services from Lagos and Ibadan. Its main base is Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with a hub at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.^[2]

History

The airline started operations on 26 November 2003 and has 120 employees (at March 2007).^[2] The Nigerian government set a deadline of 30 April 2007 for all airlines operating in the country to re-capitalise or be grounded, in an effort to ensure better services and safety. The airline satisfied the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)’s criteria in terms of re-capitalization and was re-registered for operation.

Destinations

Domestic scheduled destinations (as of January 2010)[1]:

• Abuja (Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport)
• Ibadan (Ibadan Airport)
• Ilorin (Ilorin International Airport)
• Lagos (Murtala Mohammed International Airport)
• Asaba (Asaba International Airport)

Fleet

The Overland Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 30 December 2008) [2]:

• 2 ATR 42-320
• 3 Raytheon Beech 1900D
• 1 Saab 340A

External links

	Nigeria portal
	Companies portal
	Aviation portal

• Overland Airways
• Overland Airways Fleet

References

1. ^ "Ticket Outlets." Overland Airways. Retrieved on 27 November 2010. "Lagos (Head Office) Travel Centre Shop 17, Simbiat Abiola Road Off Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way Ikeja."
2. ^ ^{a b} "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 60. 2007-04-10.