19 December 2016, Sweetcrude, Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has imported a 26-day stock of Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK), also known as aviation fuel, to enable airlines to conveniently fly people across the country during the Yuletide holiday.
In a statement on Monday in Abuja by its Group General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndu Ughamadu, the NNPC said the importation of the product totalling about 38.7 million litres was part of plans for a hitch-free air travel across the country during the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
The statement quoted Group Managing Directorof the corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, as saying that the step was taken to avert shortage of the product, a situation that had recently led to reported cases of flight delays and cancellations across the nation’s airports.
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