Value Jet Set To Commence Passenger Flights At Gateway International Airport October 7

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Excitement is building in Ogun State as Value Jet Airlines prepares to commence commercial operations at the Gateway International Airport (GWI).

Beginning Tuesday, October 7, 2025, the airline will operate two weekly flights on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

This milestone comes after the airport, a state-of-the-art facility, received full approval from the relevant regulatory agencies to begin commercial passenger services.

According to the flight schedule, every Tuesday and Thursday, the 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 4pm and arrive GWI at 5: 15 p.m

A statement released by the airline indicated that tickets will 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 State Ogun, and in Abuja and Lagos will have connectivity by air to Abuja and and Lagos and beyond via Ogun State whilst enjoying the added benefit of unbeatable facilities at GWI.

Members of the business and industrial sectors, contractors, bankers, government officials and leisure travellers, 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.