By Razaq Ayinla
Copyright businessday
Ogun State’s owned Gateway International Airport (GWI) designed for dual purpose of cargo and passenger airlifting has come alive as Value Jet Airline is scheduled to begin two flights per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning from Thursday, October 7, 2025.
A press statement released by Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Governor Dapo Abiodun in Ogun State indicated that the announcement followed the approval given to the state-of-the-art airport by the regulatory agencies.
According to the flight schedule, every Tuesday and Thursday, Value Jet Airline will operate the GWI-Abuja route, departing GWI at 8.30 am and arriving Abuja at 9.45.
In the return flight, Value Jet will depart the Nnamdi Azikiwe International, Abuja at 4 pm and arrive GWI at 5: 15 pm.
A statement released by Value Jet Airline, indicated that tickets would be available as from Thursday, September 25, 2025; online, through travel agents and at ticket desks at the Gateway International Airport.
With the announcement, many travellers based in Ibadan, across Ogun State and in Abuja as well as in Lagos will have connectivity by air to Abuja, Lagos and beyond, via Ogun State, while enjoying the added benefits of unbeatable facilities at GWI.
Members of the business and industrial sectors, contractors, bankers, government officials and leisure travelers, among others, are said to be particularly eager to take off and arrive at GWI, from where they have indicated they can easily connect Lagos and other parts of the country.
