Chinua Achebe Airport Umueri Anambra State Review

[@motowndrive]

Thanks for the detailed tour. I have watched a lot of vlogs about this airport and yours stands out as the most thorough and informative. At first glance, the terminal looks small from the outside but the inside view shows it's quite spacious. And those complaining that it's too small to be an international airport should realize that it's not building size that determines the classification of an airport. There are many international airports overseas with comparatively smaller footprints and buildings. There are a lot of business travelers from the Southeast and if given proper attention this airport can compete with any of the Abuja and Lagos airports in revenue. Hoping that the airport authority keeps up with maintenance and landscaping. Cudos.

[@DtourDtour]

You are very correct. Most of the ediots posting nonsense are doing so due to envy and bitterness, they know that Anambra international is the best in igboland

[@okon1624]

This is the best video have seen about this airport. Thanks for the view.

[@Nonstoppatrick]

@@okon1624 Thank you for the comment 🙏

[@OwenNicodemus]

The airport is beautiful and it's very neat

[@MOSHEHTV]

awesome, the best video so far

[@DtourDtour]

You are very correct

[@DogonTurenchi-c6y]

I like the name: Chinua Achebe Airport, Umueri. Very simple and to the point, no international this, cargo and passenger that. Downside: No plants, no flowers, no vases, no art work just airport. Overall: best video made of the airport so far.

[@Nonstoppatrick]

Thank you for the comment 😊 🙏

[@jackdon6926]

How come this video is totally different from the rest of useless videos made by other youtubers. It is very informative and elaborate. Some of these youtubers need to learn how to inform viewers with their videos. Kudos to you on this one!

[@Nonstoppatrick]

Thank you for liking the video. Good videos comes from passion and interest.

[@Carol-eo9yt]

Awesome looks very good and neat

[@Nonstoppatrick]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@DtourDtour]

This is clearly the best airport in Igboland and indeed Nigeria aside Abuja and Lagos

[@mpaokorie]

can this be compare to PH and Kano, Uyo, Enugu airport? Just say its a nice airport, no need for comparing.

[@DtourDtour]

@@mpaokorie shut up your mouth this envious bitter ediot. Enugu airport is a motorpark compared to Anambra international airport. Anambra international airport is the best in igboland and among the few best in Nigeria. Stop hating because Anambra international airport is the most modern in igboland

[@DtourDtour]

@@mpaokorie Enugu airport is a motorpark. Anambra international is the best and busiest and most viable in igboland. Anambra international is the best airport in Nigeria aside Abuja and Lagos ones. I have been to almost all the airports in Nigeria. Stop being bitter and envious simply because Anambra has the best airport in igboland

[@triedstoneSports]

This warehouse? Una too like to dey brag. This warehouse is not even top ten in Nigeria. Have you seen Aminu Kano Airport? Have yous seen PH Airport? Even Akwa Ibom and Jos are way better. Una too dey talk.

[@DtourDtour]

@@triedstoneSports envious bitter frustrated fellow. Anambra international airport is a world class modern facility and it is the best in igboland and among five best in Nigeria. Anambra is the most developed state in igboland . I am from imo state but truth be told, imo state is yet to have an airport because what the state has now is a motorpark. Your envy and bitterness cannot change anything

[@stevestyve1]

Best airport in igboland

[@ericg7781]

😜

[@berthramnwene]

In as much that I don't like this airport, I will still thank obiano for building it

[@DtourDtour]

The airport is the best in Nigeria aside Abuja and Lagos airports

[@henrypeterkin1]

People here and there saying trash port Harcourt airport road is even awful. This is better

[@Nonstoppatrick]

@henrypeterkin7825 please tell them

[@edigeorge548]

Sir i wish you can be the training partner of this airport thing is going to be super nice and better

[@henrypeterkin1]

God bless Anambra state

[@osawaruekhorutomwen]

nice

[@Nonstoppatrick]

Thank you 😊

[@osawaruekhorutomwen]

@@Nonstoppatrick ciao

[@StanleyOkafor-ey6yn]

The neatness is topnotch

[@MajorrBison]

Everybody is saying it's neat, it's clean. It seems many of you are not used to cleanliness. An airport is supposed to be clean and inviting normally.

[@StanleyOkafor-ey6yn]

@@MajorrBison if check now your type wear underwear 2 days. King of clean we noticed you

[@ookaforjnr]

1st time I see Ndi Anambra taking ownership of infrastructure, by keeping this airport very clean , and I can see that this airport is having passengers traffic but the present government need to add serious attention to promote this airport infrastructures to attract air businesses

[@Styve_22]

Honestly..this is 1st time am seeing a tard road in anambra without red sand on it ..

[@DtourDtour]

@@Styve_22envious bitter cursed imo baastard . The guy you quoted meant that instead of Anambra handing it over to the FG , that the state took ownership to maintain the airport. you are shocked that Anambra international airport is the best in airport in Nigeria aside Abuja and Lagos while imo state is still operating motorpark as airport. Owerri is a dirty slum and a glorified village, no wonder most imo indigenes prefer to live in great beautiful progressive cities of Awka and Onitsha. Imo state is a failed state, almost all the roads in imo state are covered with red mud and dilapidated

[@chuksokadigbo4750]

​@@Styve_22​​ The headquarters of Ethiopian Airlines cargo division for West Africa is based in Abuja and two years ago Ethiopian Airlines has brought 8 of their own big cargo planes at once to test if this airport will handel them. The test done successfully and the officials of Ethiopian Airlines wanted to move from Abuja and set up a base in Anambra which may generate for the Abambra State $ 12 million annually airport tax and an employment of at least 380 workforce to process all cargo freights, unfortunately the aviation minister rejected and given to Ethiopian Airlines a 40% of tax holidays for the next 10 years. Now the new aviation minister is even WORSE than the former one because he still rejected Ethiopian Airlines not to move to Abambra and maintained the old tax holiday to favour Ethiopian Airlines so that they will keep their headquarters in Abuja. The new aviation minister rejected them also a landing rights for Ethiopian Airlines passenger planes. The new aviation minister HATE Igbo land with passion.

[@Pastordanci]

The present governor is busy developing his local government area and hometown.

[@DtourDtour]

@@Styve_22 stop misinforming people, he said different thing and you are twisting it. He meant that Anambra took ownership of their airport unlike other states. That’s why Anambra has the best airport in igboland

[@chiozo11]

So now every Southeast state has an airport, except Abia?

[@donstone4021]

We are moving, no going back

[@Nonstoppatrick]

Yes oooo! No going back.

[@chincity]

Is there a timeline of things to be completed? I’m excited that we’ve come this far, but it’s important for constituents to know a timeline on what is next. Hopefully the government takes heed

[@Nonstoppatrick]

We are waiting on Soludo to do the needful, this is a gateway to Anambra State.

[@chincity]

@@Nonstoppatrick indeed indeed! I shall patiently wait

[@ericg7781]

Very substandard airport. Anambra is known for substandard public amenities notwithstanding the great wealth of the people.

[@Nonstoppatrick]

Have you used the airport to know that it is substandard?

[@DtourDtour]

Chinua Achebe international airport Anambra is the busiest airport in igboland

[@OyekaObi]

I see what you're doing

[@MrChuksa]

Says who? Who gave u that data. How many airlines land there. How many flights per day. Stop making claims without proof. Owerri is busier than Anambra airport

[@DtourDtour]

@@MrChuksa firstly, imo state is yet to have airport, what you people have in imo state is a motorpark. Anambra international is the most modern and busiest in igboland. Anambra is equally by far more developed than your backward useless worthless imo state, that’s why most imo indigenes prefer to live and invest in Anambra. These are verifiable facts

[@09roadmaster]

The paint job is terrible. More toilets needed. Otherwise, it looks good and clean

[@Nonstoppatrick]

What does a paint got to do with the function of the airport?

[@09roadmaster]

@@Nonstoppatrick Nigerian culture of negligence and haphazard-ness. If I paid someone to paint my house and they did that job, I'd want my money back.

[@OkechukwuChinonso-fb2sl]

Why are they prolonging the completion of that jetbridges it's been so so almost three years

[@Nonstoppatrick]

I am baffled by that, they need to do the needful,

[@jonathanteku4903]

Nigerians have issues with jet bridges they are always left abandoned, except on international flights

[@Styve_22]

How many airports that have jet bridges are working in Nigeria?

[@Nonstoppatrick]

We don't have to be part of the status quo, We can be different in Anambra.

[@chuksokadigbo4750]

​@@Nonstoppatrick​​The headquarters of Ethiopian Airlines cargo division for West Africa is based in Abuja and two years ago Ethiopian Airlines has brought 8 of their own big cargo planes at once to test if this airport will handel them. The test done successfully and the officials of Ethiopian Airlines wanted to move from Abuja and set up a base in Anambra which may generate for the Anambra State $ 12 million annually airport tax and an employment of at least 380 workforce to process all cargo freights, unfortunately the aviation minister rejected and given to Ethiopian Airlines a 40% of tax holidays for the next 10 years. Now the new aviation minister is even WORSE than the former one because he still rejected Ethiopian Airlines not to move to Anambra and maintained the old tax holiday to favour Ethiopian Airlines so that they will keep their headquarters in Abuja. The new aviation minister rejected them also a landing rights for Ethiopian Airlines passenger planes. The new aviation minister HATE Igbo land with passion.

[@Nonstoppatrick]

@chuksokadigbo4750 I am not privy to this information but if true, that is the wrong way to go. But we do not know the reason why they took this decision but they need to look at it again and look for a more favorable deal that will benefit the airport and Nigeria in general.

[@uchaysammy]

​@@chuksokadigbo4750where did you get this information Can you cite any source?

[@chuksokadigbo4750]

@@uchaysammy I am one of the 285 Nigerian employees among more than 16,000 workforce working for Ethiopian Airlines in all sectors, currently we 37 Nigerians are deployed at the headquarters of Ethiopian Airlines cargo division for Southeast Asia in Yokohama, Japan. What I have written is 100% truth. Our colleagues who are deployed across the world in Abuja, in Kigali, Rwanda, Kampala, Uganda, Freetown , Luanda, Capetown, Port Elizabeth, Rustenburg, Johannesburg ,Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, China, Seoul South Korea, etc.. all working for Ethiopian Airlines can confirm it. I personally confronted that IDIOTIC ANIMAL the current so called aviation minister who calls himself FESTUS KIYAMO on video conference. Apart from passenger air traffic, Ethiopian Airlines cargo division is the largest in Africa and one of the largest in the world, in Southeast Asia they have solid 54% market share in air cargo traffic alone. This IDIOT tried to lecture Ethiopian Airlines and was DISGRACED by the Ethiopian Airlines officials openly, they told him in a country where even do not have national flag carrier and with very POOR DOMESTIC operators yet they have aviation minister which is making NIGERIA a laughingstock globally. This USELESS IDIOT current aviation minister is even WORSE than the former minister. The Southeastern governors should WARN HIM PROPERLY. We really would love to meet this HOPELESS USELESS IDIOT personally in Abuja.

[@Boyflair]

Wow this airport is beautiful ❤

[@DtourDtour]

@@Boyflair it is actually the best airport in igboland

[@EnochOnochie]

So they have removed the "International."

[@Nonstoppatrick]

International doesn't mean anything.

[@adekunleyussuf4259]

Is this an international or local airport?

[@Nonstoppatrick]

What do you think?

[@DogonTurenchi-c6y]

There are 5 recognised international airports in Nigeria, one in each geopolitical zone except NE due to security. Abuja (FCT/NC); Lagos (SW) Enugu (SE), Port Harcourt (SS), Kano (NW). All the rest are classed as local airports. Ask FAAN.

[@adstix]

According to FAAN, there are currently 22 airports in Nigeria but only 3 are viable! The rest are unsustainable white elephant projects!

[@Nonstoppatrick]

@adstix I do not believe that Chinua Achebe International Airport is a white Elephant project. Allow it to operate at least 18 hours a day, and see wonders.

[@adstix]

​@@NonstoppatrickSir, I never referred to Chinua Achebe Airport or any other specific airport in my comment. I simply reitrated data as provided by the regulator of airports in Nigeria. Thank you for your content!

[@jackdon6926]

@@Nonstoppatrick Bro, it is not viable, that's just the fact. The state must continue to finance it to stay open.

[@DogonTurenchi-c6y]

Yea right. FAAN did not say that government policy allows only those 3 airports to operate flights. What do you expect? Same as they closed down every other seaport except Lagos, then turn around and claim that only Lagos seaport is viable! Remember the uproar when Stella Oduah attempted to permit Turkish Airlines/Emirates to fly Enugu? Did they not hound her until the idea was dropped?

[@sopuruegbodo3603]

The airport doesn't have any fencing and night landing lights.

[@DtourDtour]

It is fenced and it has night landing category two lighting. It is the only airport in igboland with such facilities

[@DtourDtour]

Classy serene airport. Anambra is clearly the most developed Igbo state

[@OyekaObi]

See them

[@maxwellsanta7085]

Them worry haha ​@@OyekaObi

[@DtourDtour]

@@OyekaObienvious bitter frustrated fellow, you are angry because your backward state has no such beautiful infrastructure

[@DtourDtour]

Anambra has the best and busiest airport in igboland. Anambra is the most developed Igbo state

[@nnekaumebeh]

😊

[@BB-dp4kh]

What country is this?

[@DtourDtour]

Anambra state Nigeria. It is the best airport ever built by a state governor of a non oil producing state

[@Nonstoppatrick]

Nigeria

[@ericg7781]

Ebonyi people are just watching and smiling.

[@Nonstoppatrick]

Ebonyi had to resurface their runway because of poor quality work that did not measure to aviation standards.

[@ericg7781]

@@Nonstoppatrick That airport has class. Quality and standard is complied with already.

[@litajworld4803]

This should be a local airport

[@StanleyOkafor-ey6yn]

Go and sit down if you don't have any reasonable thing to comment

[@chuksokadigbo4750]

​@@StanleyOkafor-ey6yn​​ The headquarters of Ethiopian Airlines cargo division for West Africa is based in Abuja and two years ago Ethiopian Airlines has brought 8 of their own big cargo planes at once to test if this airport will handel them. The test done successfully and the officials of Ethiopian Airlines wanted to move from Abuja and set up a base in Anambra which may generate for the Abambra State $ 12 million annually airport tax and an employment of at least 380 workforce to process all cargo freights, unfortunately the aviation minister rejected and given to Ethiopian Airlines a 40% of tax holidays for the next 10 years. Now the new aviation minister is even WORSE than the former one because he still rejected Ethiopian Airlines not to move to Abambra and maintained the old tax holiday to favour Ethiopian Airlines so that they will keep their headquarters in Abuja. The new aviation minister rejected them also a landing rights for Ethiopian Airlines passenger planes. The new aviation minister HATE Igbo land with passion.

[@Nonstoppatrick]

Have you been to London City Airport? Googlr it see the image and then come back lets talk.

[@litajworld4803]

@@Nonstoppatrick that's not the Uk primary airport and even at that London city airport is much more better than what's in Anambra

[@DtourDtour]

@@litajworld4803 stop being bitter and envious. Anambra has the best airport in Nigeria aside Abuja and Lagos

[@KingsleyMaduka-v1e]

Flight costs are really out of reach for commoners

[@ThinkEagle7]

Obiano chop have of the money.

[@DtourDtour]

Obiano built the best airport in igboland in Anambra

[@DtourDtour]

Chinua Achebe international airport is the best and biggest airport in igboland

[@NwaminiNnabuikeFrancis]

Mr man stop deceiving yourself.

[@michealnwadobu7344]

​@@NwaminiNnabuikeFrancis it actually is. spend some time on research or best visit

[@DtourDtour]

@@NwaminiNnabuikeFrancis you are the one deceiving yourself because your cursed backward state has no airport

[@EstherIfeanyi-jq5nd]

This is not bright, if you want to do something for you people you do very well.

[@williambenedict6074]

The terminal is smaller than my city shopping mall lol💔💔

[@DtourDtour]

Anambra international is the most modern and most beautiful and biggest and most viable airport in igboland

[@Nonstoppatrick]

It's not, have you been upstairs and see how huge it is? There is space to build more terminals when the airport becomes fully operational. Airlines build terminals not the state. Obiano had laid the foundation stone, let the Airlines continue from where he stopped.

[@NwaminiNnabuikeFrancis]

​@@DtourDtourAnambra people with bragging. I have not seen any modern infrastructure in Anambra state

[@DtourDtour]

@@NwaminiNnabuikeFrancis envious bitter frustrated basstard. Anambra has the best and most modern infrastructure in igboland. This world class airport is one of them. Your cursed backward useless dirty local state will never have such world class airport even in the next 200yrs

[@Nonstoppatrick]

Which of the city Mall?

[@geraldabor553]

Is that an airport or a warehouse?😂

[@DtourDtour]

The airport is worldclass and better than all the airports in Nigeria aside Abuja and Lagos

[@jerryuwah8330]

What's an airport to u? The terminal building or facility... Local man u ate

[@DtourDtour]

@@jerryuwah8330 you expect an illiterate that’s beclouded by envy and bitterness to know that hahaha

[@alibabasupplier4558]

Marina train station fine pass this 😅😅😂

[@DtourDtour]

Anambra international airport is the best in Nigeria aside Abuja and Lagos

[@ikennaiwuchukwu6949]

Wnen will this warehouse former governor Obiano bestowed to Ndi Anambra have a face-lift? This is not a world class infrastructures, though Soludo said in his manifesto he would make Anambra the Dubai of Africa. Therefore, Anambra airport should be part of infrastructures that need a major face-lift. The lifts and toilets at the airport is not fit for purpose, that is, some of the areas that need attention and so many more issues. When a serious governor who wants to give Anambra a befitting Airport terminal comes, the governor will knock this warehouse and build a world-class airport terminal, then other state in Nigeria will know Anambra airport is open for business.

[@DtourDtour]

Anambra international airport is the best and most beautiful in igboland. Enugu airport is a motorpark, imo state airport is not more beautiful that Upper Iweka motorpark. Anambra international is the best and most standard and the gateway to the eastern Nigeria. Your envy and bitterness cannot change the reality

[@desmondnedualaegbu5526]

@ikennaiwuchukwu , stop being bitter and envious . Your cursed backward useless imo state is yet to have an airport, what imo state has now is a motorpark or even worse. Tell your governor to build something that imo state can be proud of. Anambra international airport is a model in igboland and imo state should stop embarrassing igboland by constantly building nonsense substandard rubbish just like Okorocha did, no wonder imo state has remained the worst and most backward in southern Nigeria. That’s why most imo indigenes prefer to live in Anambra

[@desmondnedualaegbu5526]

@@DtourDtourit is just envy and bitterness. They know that Anambra has international airport is the best in Nigeria aside Abuja and Lagos

[@ubiq695]

And you're calling this an airport?? Very shameful 😢

[@MajorrBison]

Someone said it could qualify as an international airport, i just kept my thoughts to myself. When people are used to "Take no vex" they think like that.

[@ubiq695]

@@MajorrBison honestly bro. It's very shameful

[@Nonstoppatrick]

Be proud of what you have. I have been to countries where their international Airport cannot measure up to Chinua Achebe International Airport Umueri.

[@Nonstoppatrick]

It qualifies as an International Airport. We will go abroad and use something less than this,

[@alliswell1605]

What have you built in your existing.. Name 1

[@chuksokadigbo4750]

The headquarters of Ethiopian Airlines cargo division for West Africa is based in Abuja and two years ago Ethiopian Airlines has brought 8 of their own big cargo planes at once to test if this airport will handel them. The test done successfully and the officials of Ethiopian Airlines wanted to move from Abuja and set up a base in Anambra which may generate for the Abambra State $ 12 million annually airport tax and an employment of at least 380 workforce to process all cargo freights, unfortunately the aviation minister rejected and given to Ethiopian Airlines a 40% of tax holidays for the next 10 years. Now the new aviation minister is even WORSE than the former one because he still rejected Ethiopian Airlines not to move to Abambra and maintained the old tax holiday to favour Ethiopian Airlines so that they will keep their headquarters in Abuja. The new aviation minister rejected them also a landing rights for Ethiopian Airlines passenger planes. The new aviation minister HATE Igbo land with passion.

[@Fontabele]

Stop your senseless lies. I bu onu bu onu efu.

[@chuksokadigbo4750]

@@Fontabele Really??? ANUOFIA!

[@DtourDtour]

@@Fontabelehe stated the fact. Anambra international airport is the best and most viable in igboland

[@sunnynze]

​@@Fontabelethe lie is too much my brother 😂😂

[@ck-sl3kt]

Thanks to Obiano for building this airport. At least Obiano has one infrastructure project we can remember him for. Unlike Peter Obi that has zero infrastructure . A man wasted 8years of Anambra and only looted to hide in South America s Pandora loots. Very useless governor. No wonder those naija people rejected him.

[@sunnynze]

You don't know anything you better close your mouth

[@DogonTurenchi-c6y]

What is this oil thief doing here? How is the pipeline guard job going? Now get out, this is not Warri, you god-accursed, shabby land thief.

[@fatfarmers7360]

It looks like a modern goat house. 😂😂

[@DtourDtour]

Even when your backward state doesn’t have an airport and indigenes of your state haven’t seen aeroplane before. Anambra international airport is the best in igboland

[@juliussetilomalema720]

Fulani Idris Obiano wasted Anambralite money to built a poultry farm😢

[@Nonstoppatrick]

Be proud of what you have, We have it now, let's promote it. Aku Luo uno

[@okoliosita7580]

Coming from a sadist and sort loser

[@henrypeterkin1]

You're a very big fool!!

[@loveamber3976]

@@Nonstoppatrickdon’t mind him. He is using a fake account

[@charliesmitho4001]

Very clean. Impressive. Soludo i applaud you.

[@litajworld4803]

This should be a local airport

[@darlingtonegbu7391]

This airport is big enough to be an international airport considering its size and runway. The jet bridge would not take long to complete if the State's Government wants to and is serious in installing the Jet bridges as provided. The length of the Anambra Airport runway is 3.7km, and a runway end safety area (RESA) of 1km at both ends of the runway. This runway is the second-longest runway in Nigeria. So, the Airport meets all the standards for both domestic and International Operations. The problem is that Nigeria's aviation industry is very small this is why you don't have many flights into and out of the airport. Air Peace and United Nigeria are the only airlines that operates from this airport. Ibom Air could get a slot at the airport if there are enough passengers, or if it is a busy airport. The airport can handle any size of airplane, probably with minor adjustments for Airbus A-380. For international flights, no foreign airline would want to fly to a ROUTE THAT IS NOT PROFITABLE/LUCRATIVE. Other than Lagos (which is an old route) and Abuja (New), no other airport could be profitable to foreign airlines like British Airways, Air France, Delta, Lufthansa, and those big-name airlines. There is much more to explain, but I will stop here. I hope these answer your questions and thoughts? This is Dr. Darlington Egbu from Washington, DC. USA.

[@DtourDtour]

@litajworld Anambra international is the best airport ever built by any state government. This is purely an international airport

[@litajworld4803]

@@DtourDtour what's best in that airport, seems you haven't traveled out of Nigeria before, the best airport is akwa ibom international airport which we are waiting for to start operations Play you guys should stop calling that Anambra airport international airport

[@DtourDtour]

@@litajworld4803 Mumu envious bitter frustrated fellow. Now you have jumped from abroad to Akwaibom, why not tell us about the one in your cursed backward state? Envious bitter bastardd. Stop being envious. Chinua Achebe international airport is the best in igboland and among the few best in Nigeria

[@henrypeterkin1]

Ok we have heard you mumu!! 👏🏼👏🏼