Ibom Air, a commercial airline owned by the Akwa Ibom government, on Tuesday, delivered its 50,000th passenger to her destination, Igbere TV reports.
Igbere TV reports that the 50,000th passenger,Ā Ms Ruth Nsaka wasĀ handed a ā50,000th Passenger Certificateā, which entitles her to a free return ticket on any of Ibom Airās routes.
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She was also upgraded to the airline Premium Economy cabin for her flight and treated with lots of Ibom Air goodies.
Speaking during the official handing over of the certificate, Ms Nsaka said : āI canāt believe this. This is my first flight on Ibom Air. I have heard so much about the airline and itās services and looked forward to this first experience. And now this! Iām calling my Momā.
Below is a statement made available to Igbere TV by Ibom Air management,
“On Tuesday 10th September 2019, exactly three months and a day since we began commercial flight operations, Ibom Air carried our 50,000th passenger. And what a pleasant surprise it was when at the ācount upā during the boarding of flight Z4100 from Uyo to Lagos, passenger number 50,000 turned out to be first time Ibom Air traveler, Ms Ruth Nsaka.”
“Ms Nsaka was āambushedā by an excited team of Ibom Air Executives led by Chief Operating Officer Mr George Uriesi. She was handed a ā50,000th Passenger Certificateā, which entitles her to a free return ticket on any of Ibom Airās routes. She was also upgraded to our Premium Economy cabin for her flight and treated with lots of Ibom Air goodies.”
“Completely blown away by the surprise, Ms Nsaka said āI canāt believe this. This is my first flight on Ibom Air. I have heard so much about the airline and itās services and looked forward to this first experience.
And now this! Iām calling my Momā. And indeed she called her Mom who spoke to the crew at the end of the flight and thanked them for the recognition of her daughter.”
“Ibom Air Chief Operating Officer, Mr George Uriesi said āthis is one of the ways in which Ibom Air will be giving back to our customers and the communities in which we operate.”Ā
“We are excited to carry our 50,000th passenger within three months of operations and heartily congratulate Ms Nsaka for being āthe oneā! We are thankful for the support of our passengers and thoroughly excited about the futureā.
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