Nigeria And Israel Sign Aviation Deal - Now Nigerians Can Fly To Holy Land Directly!

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Nigeria and Israel signed a bilateral aviation deal, the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA), that enables airlines from both countries to fly directly to one another without stopovers. Before this agreement was signed, Nigerians, including Christian Pilgrims, traveling to  Israel had endure several flight changes, JNS.org reports the agreement has been inked during a trip of the Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to Israel.

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President is to  meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres to talk about further deepening the countries'bilateral ties.

Proponents of the offer hope that the agreement will continue the strong growth of Israel-Nigeria ties.
It is likely to be recalled that President Goodluck Jonathan has embark on a Christian pilgrimage to Israel on Wednesday, October 23. He is followed by eight governors, seven ministers and three members of the National Assembly. Among them is the Nigeria's Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, who also take part in the Piligrimmage, has left for Israel just after she found herself in the center of a corruption scandal.