The Delta state government has shut down the Asaba International Airport in the state capital, to enable the completion of the resurfacing of its runway.

The Secretary to the State Government, Mr Ovie Agas, announced the closure of the airport on Monday during an interview with reporters in Asaba.

“The airport will be closed for five weeks with effect from April 9, 2018, to enable the completion of the resurfacing of the Trunk B part of the runway.

“Since the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) downgraded the airport in 2015, the airport has been undergoing a major upgrade, especially the resurfacing of its runway as well as the provision of some vital technical facilities,” the SSG said.

He, however, assured the people if the state that at the end of the five-week duration of the closure, all things being equal, the airport would be back in full stream.

Agas was also optimistic that the development would, in turn, boost the economy of the state and improve the living standard of the people.