Aviation Minister Meets Mayor of Houston, Negotiates United Airlines’ Direct Flight Resumption
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Olorogun Festus Keyamo, (L.) Minister of Aviation & Aerospace Development was welcomed by the Mayor of Houston, Texas, Sylvester Turner
By-: Tunde Moshood
The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo is on a working visit to Houston, Texas United States of America on his ongoing quest to solicit investors for the Aviation industry.
The Minister was a guest of honour at the Fidelity International Trade & Creative Connect, held at the George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las America, Houston, Texas where he met with the Mayor of Houston, Texas, Sylvester Turner and his team members.
At the epoch meeting that was attended by some eminent members of the Nigerian community, the Honourable Minister discussed issues of bilateral relationship regarding the resumption of direct flights from the US to Nigeria.
“I spoke with the Mayor of Houston Texas, and his team to advance talks regarding the resumption of direct flights from Houston to Nigeria”, the Minister informed.

Another interesting diplomatic consideration the two envoys looked at was the opening of a Nigerian consulate in Houston.
The Mayor, Sylvester Turner, visited Nigeria sometime early this year, 2023, to initiate discussions on the possibility of having a mutually beneficial diplomatic relationship with the United Airlines flight resumption and the opening of the Nigerian Consulate in Houston.
The visit also saw the Minister touring the developing Aerospace of the city in Elington, “during my visit to Houston, I also took time to visit the fast developing Aerospace of the city in Elington. I met Mr Arturo Machuca, Director of Ellington Airport and Houston Spacesport and his team who did a detailed presentation to us and conducted us round the Aerospace. We were well guided on the development of our own Aerospace”.
=Tunde Moshood
SA Media and Communications to,
The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development