I had the pleasure of flying in and out of Asaba International Airport on July 28th, August 1st and August 3rd, 2011. A lot of progress has been made to the second largest terminal in Nigeria and the third airport in West Africa to have air bridges/aviobridges (Lagos and Abuja are the others). The airport is now operational but will not be completed until December 2011. It is huge and very impressive. There is a 4 storey mall designed for shopping and offices at the center of the terminal. Overland Airways with its 48 seater ATR 42-320 Turboprops is the only airline serving Asaba for now. Arik Air, Air Nigeria, Aero and Dana Air plan to start flights to Asaba in late September 2011. I would not be surprised if Emirates and KLM started international service before the end of 2011.
