A maiden flight, on Sunday, landed at the Gusau International Airport, Zamfara State.
The test flight landed at the airport at exactly 4:30pm, according to a statement by Sulaiman Bala Idris, the governor’s spokesperson.
He said the aircraft, a Bombardier Challenger 605, was operated by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The statement said, “The aircraft with registration 5N-FGZ performed a one-off test to assess the airport’s capability for VIP movements scheduled next week.
“The test flight is in accordance with the provisions of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. CARs) Part 12.1.4.1(c).
“Before the test flight, the state government requested permission from the NCAA, and the Authority granted a one-off ‘No Technical Objection’ (NTO) for the aircraft to land in Gusau.
“The flight operation was conducted under Visual Flight Rules (VFR), which was strictly from sunrise to sunset.”