The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has disclosed that cargo flight operations between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia are set to resume.
This is coming after many years of inactivity.
According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), air cargo moves over $6 trillion worth of goods, representing approximately 35 per cent of world trade by value,
Keyamo, in a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday, said he discussed the resumption of cargo flight operations with Saleh Al-Jasser, Minister of Transport and Logistics of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday, on the sidelines of the ongoing Future Aviation Forum (FAF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The post further indicated that both sides agreed to resume cargo operations between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, and focal persons were appointed to work out the modalities.
The minister further noted that he also met with Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti, Qatar’s Minister of Transport, at the Future Aviation Forum in Riyadh, where they discussed implementing the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) and other mutual interests.
