CallyAir plane departs Ostrava Mosnov, Czechia airport for Lagos

The long-awaited Calabar Airline is set to arrive the Lagos soon. The aircraft, a Boeing 737 – 36Q (WL) with registration number: 5N – BYQ and serial number: 30334/3120 is said to be airborne and is expected to land soon in Lagos on its first test flight. It has three pilots on board, Capt Stan and Capt Rundolph of Vanguard Aviation Services and Capt Andrea of Aero Contractors.

CallyAir is a start-up, registered as a full-service carrier with its main hub at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport in the Cross River State capital, Calabar.

Tribune Online found out that the company is a proposed Nigerian joint venture between the Cross River State Government and DANA Group, under a public-private agreement. Cally Air was expected to commence in November 2016, with services to Obudu, Lagos and Abuja using the state’s Dash 8-200 aircraft.

A revised launch date has not been announced.

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