Overland Airways restarts Akure service with six weekly flights

2026-03-18 - 16:24

By Dickson Omobola Nigeria’s longest serving private domestic airline, Overland Airways, has resumed flight services to Akure from Lagos, effective March 23, 2026. Overland Airways will operate the Lagos-Akure-Lagos route from Monday to Saturday every week, offering morning arrival and departure into and from Akure. The flights will depart from Lagos to Akure at 08:30 am and Akure to Lagos at 09:40 am. Chief Operating Officer of Overland Airways, Mrs Aderonke Emmanuel-James, said: “Overland Airways’ resumption of flight services from Lagos to Akure marks a significant milestone in our commitment to providing reliable and convenient air travel services to the people of Ondo State and adjoining communities across the Southwestern zone of Nigeria. With the existing Abuja-Akure-Abuja flights, it complements and strengthens our dedication to providing safe, excellent and customer-centric air travel services to our passengers. Welcome back and we look forward to seeing you on board. “We have commenced with six days weekly flight services from Lagos to Akure and back to Lagos, catering to the early morning travel needs of our passengers. This schedule is designed with our customers in mind, whether they are travelling for business or leisure. We express our appreciation to our customers and assure them of the consistent and reliable flight services that Overland Airways is noted for.”