Due to the anticipation of heavy air traffic ahead of the Imo Economic Summit starting today, the Imo state government entered a partnership with Air Peace for a specialised flight schedule, deploying more airplanes towards the Owerri Route.
The Imo State Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation, and Strategy, announced the partnership between the two entities in a signed statement containing details about new flight schedules mapped out by the Air Peace management.
” Consequently, the management of AIR PEACE has approved more scheduled and special flights to ensure the smooth and efficient movement of our esteemed participants,” the statement read in parts.
The Imo Economic Summit, a two-day event, kicks off today, December 4th, at the Concorde Boulevard, Owerri, and will continue tomorrow, the 5th of December. The Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is serving as the Chief Host, while Imo governor Senator Hope Uzodimma is the host of the event.
New Air Peace Flight Schedule for Owerri Axis
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, 2025 (All Times are Local)
Arrivals into Owerri (QOW):
- LAGOS → OWERRI (Flight 7160): Departs 14:20, Arrives 15:30.
- ABUJA → OWERRI (Flight 7166): Departs 08:05, Arrives 09:05 (Special Summit Flight). • ABUJA → OWERRI (Flight 7166): Departs 16:00, Arrives 17:00 (Special Summit Flight).
Departures from Owerri (QOW):
- OWERRI → LAGOS (Flight 7163): Departs 16:10, Arrives 17:20.
- OWERRI → LAGOS (Flight 7167): Departs 09:35, Arrives 10:45.
- OWERRI → ABUJA (Flight 7165): Departs 17:50, Arrives 18:50.
- Connecting Flights:* • LAGOS → ABUJA (Flight 7124): Departs 06:15, Arrives 07:25.
- LAGOS → ABUJA (Flight 7122): Departs 13:40, Arrives 15:00.
- ABUJA → LAGOS (Flight 7123): Departs 19:30, Arrives 20:50.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, 2025 (All Times are Local)
Arrivals into Owerri (QOW):
- LAGOS → OWERRI (Flight 7160): Departs 14:20, Arrives 15:30.
- ABUJA → OWERRI (Flight 7166): Departs 08:05, Arrives 09:05 (Special Summit Flight).
- ABUJA → OWERRI (Flight 7162): Departs 17:50, Arrives 18:50.
Departures from Owerri (QOW):
- OWERRI → ABUJA (Flight 7161): Departs 16:10, Arrives 17:10.
- OWERRI → LAGOS (Flight 7163): Departs 19:30, Arrives 20:40.
- OWERRI → LAGOS (Flight 7167): Departs 09:35, Arrives 10:45.
- Connecting Flights:* • LAGOS → ABUJA (Flight 7124): Departs 06:15, Arrives 07:25.
The economic summit is expected to attract business leaders, banking giants, investors, policy analysts, and diplomats, projecting Owerri as a city at the brink of an economic revolution and repositioning in the eastern region and Nigeria as a whole.
