{"id":342082,"date":"2011-03-27T16:28:46","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T16:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/27\/test-flight-lands-at-new-asaba-international-airport-delta\/"},"modified":"2011-03-27T16:28:46","modified_gmt":"2011-03-27T16:28:46","slug":"test-flight-lands-at-new-asaba-international-airport-delta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/27\/test-flight-lands-at-new-asaba-international-airport-delta\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Flight Lands At New Asaba International Airport, Delta"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"35\">\n<p>                  \t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=ZGVsdGFhaXJwb3J0Y292ZXIxNzM1NTkzNTkucG5n';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/65148171image.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><!-- news_468x60 --><br \/>An Overland Aviation Limited commercial aircraft landed at the Asaba International Airport Thursday afternoon, as part of a test run of the new airport constructed by the Delta State Government.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft, which made the journey from Abuja, had the Governor of the state, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan on board.<\/p>\n<p>The airport project, which gulped an estimated N17.5 billion naira according to Delta State Government sources, had generated so much controversy following the delay in its completion and commissioning.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told THEWILL that the multiple delays to the completion of the airport was due to inputs by federal government aviation regulatory agencies.<\/p>\n<p>With the test run of the facilities at the airport, it is expected that the commissioning would be done soonest.<\/p>\n<p>The state government has however not made any formal pronouncement to that effect as some work is still being done on the terminal building.<br \/>\n <br clear=\"all\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=ZmlsZXMucG5n';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/756649fcimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Delta Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan and Deputy, Amos Utuamah flanked by crew of the aircraft at the Asaba airport.<\/p>\n<p>              <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=ZmlsZXNEUVcuanBn';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/d0fa0f12image.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=ZmlsZXNEUVcuanBn';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/d0fa0f12image.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=ZmlsZXNFRC5wbmc=';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/fb327c3fimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=ZmlsZXNRRVFRLmpwZw==';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/77fd2767image.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=ZmlsZXNXUlcyLmpwZw==';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/0638deb0image.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=ZmlsZXNTUUEuanBn';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/4434501cimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<p> <span>Do you have a story\/gist for publication? 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