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Founded | 1983 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | September 1983 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 1997 |
Okada Air was an airline based in Benin City, Nigeria. The carrier was established in 1983 with a fleet of BAC-One Eleven 300s. [1] [2] and started charter operations in September the same year. [3] In 1984, a Boeing 707-355C was acquired for cargo operations. By 1990, ten BAC One-Elevens were bought, and eight more were acquired in 1991. The company was granted the right of operating international flights in 1992. [4]
The owner of Okada Air was Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin. [5] In 1997, the company was disestablished.
Okada Air served the following destinations throughout its history: [3]