Overland Airways has staged a return to Warri (Osubi Airport) in Delta State from Lagos and Abuja airports.
Overland Airways in a release, said that the airline returned to the route effective May 20, 2025.
The airline would operate the Warri-Lagos-Warri route and the Warri-Abuja-Warri route on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, offering morning arrival and departure into and from Warri.
The flights would depart Lagos to Warri at 8:15am and Warri to Lagos 12.30pm, while flights from Warri to Abuja would depart at 9:25am.
Also, Abuja to Warri would depart at 11:05am.
Chief Operating Officer (COO), Overland Airways Aderonke Emmanuel-James, said “Overland Airways resumption of flight services to Warri was in response to the yearnings of our customers for reliable air transport to connect the city and its environs with Abuja and Lagos.”
Emmanuel-James further stated that “This flight will support important economic and social linkages between the people of Delta State and other parts of Nigeria. Passengers on the Warri service can connect seamlessly across our network to destinations in Northern and Southwestern Nigeria”
She said to fully support the aspiration, they are deploying on the route brand-new Embraer E-175 jet aircraft which features Premium and Economy Class cabins.
Emmanuel-James stressed that the airline commenced the route with three weekly flight services from Warri to Abuja and Lagos with plans to scale up the services to a daily operation in the coming weeks.
She also lauded the management and staff of Osubi Airport for their support and assured its customers of the consistent and reliable flight services that the airline was known for.
Overland Airways’ expanding route network has seen the restoration of flight services from Lagos and Abuja to Jalingo, Taraba State and commencement of new services from Lagos and Abuja to Minna, Niger State.
The Warri route is the latest route while plans are on to launch other routes in the months ahead.
Overland Airways service offering has evolved from an all-turboprop fleet to a mixed fleet with the introduction of brand-new Embraer E175 jets.
In October 2024, Overland Airways renewed its IOSA safety certification for the fifth consecutive time reaffirming its position as a safe and leading African carrier.
