Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- The runway at Benin Airport, Edo State, has been reopened for flight operations, 12 days after an Enugu Air aircraft veered off the runway shortly after landing, disrupting services at the airport.

The reopening was announced on Tuesday by ValueJet, which said its flights to and from Benin would resume on Wednesday, 5 August.

"We're pleased to announce that the Benin runway has reopened, and ValueJet flights resume from Wednesday, 5th August 2026," the airline said in a notice to passengers.

In a separate telephone interview with PREMIUM TIMES Tuesday evening, an official of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) who sought anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media, confirmed the reop...