Air Peace breaks jinx, commences direct flight to London

Maureen Aguta

Nigeria’s foremost aviation carrier, Air Peace commenced its London direct flight from today, March 30. The inaugural flight departed Nigeria at 12.10 am.

This was made known on the website of the airline, as a way to ease travel pressures on Nigerians.

The airline will be the only indigenous flyer to operate flights on the route from Nigeria.

Mr. Oluwatoyin Olajide, the Chief Operating Officer assured stakeholders that the London operations would be carried out daily with Boeing 777 aircraft and Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

Also, a statement by the chairman of the airline, Mr. Allen Onyema on the company’s website assured that the operation will afford Nigerians the best travel luxury.

Onyema noted that “in the past, I said it was either London Heathrow or nothing. The BASA agreement we signed with the UK is clear that each party will be given access to primary airports. British Airways and Virgin Atlantic come into Nigeria’s primary airports, Lagos and Abuja. But when we applied, they offered to give us Luton or Stansted which I found very insulting and frustrating, but with Gatwick, looking at the traffic situation from Heathrow and the exorbitant airfares Nigerians are paying, Gatwick has turned out to be better for us.”

“As we prepare to commence direct connectivity to London on March 30, 2024, we had an engagement session with our travel agents and tour brokers today to discuss the route and update them on key developments. It was quite an engaging session as we shared our plans and got feedback from the travel agents. Attendance was massive and we appreciate the agents for their support. We can’t wait to fly you to London. Get ready,” said the airline’s official statement.