Air Peace has unveiled its plan for the aviation sector in 2019,
assuring air travellers of packages including exceptional long-haul
flights to Dubai, Sharjah, London, Guangzhou-China, Houston, Mumbai and
Johannesburg.
The chairman commended the travelling public for preferring Air Peace and staying loyal to its brand in 2018.
He
attributed the success of the airline in four years to the unflinching
support its customers, pledging that the carrier would spare nothing in
making their experience truly rewarding, exciting and safe.
“2018 was both challenging and exciting for us. It was the year we upped our record of firsts.
“In the year under review, we launched a number of domestic and regional
routes under our no-city-left-behind project on the platform of our
subsidiary, Air Peace Hopper.
“We also made history as the first
domestic airline to acquire and register the Boeing 777 aircraft in
Nigeria. We have so far acquired four Boeing 777s, with two already
delivered.
“We also successfully renewed our International Air
Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate and
Air Operator Certificate (AOC) after a very rigorous process.
“We also diversified the aircraft in our fleet with the inclusion of six
50-seater Embraer 145 jets, which have so far helped our yuletide
operations in no small way,” Onyema said.”
According to him, the
airline in September signed a deal with American plane maker, Boeing,
for the delivery of 10 brand new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, making Air
Peace the first to achieve the feat on the West Coast of Africa.
“We are sincerely grateful to our loyal customers without whose support,
preference for our brand and patronage we could not have made a success
of the target we set for ourselves in 2018.
“It was quite a challenging year too, given the dire economic situation across the
world, but our esteemed customers supported us through it all.
“In 2019, we are going to implement a series of bolder decisions aimed at giving the flying public a truly exciting experience.”
“Already, we have begun the expansion of our flight operations to the Murtala
Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2) in response to our customers’ wish for a
better space to serve them.
“This would become effective Jan. 2,
2019 with the operation of our Lagos-Akure, Lagos-Asaba, Lagos-Kaduna
and Lagos-Port Harcourt NAF Base services from the facility.
“All flights under our subsidiary, Air Peace Hopper will eventually be moved to MMA2,”he said.
Onyema said Air Peace was also going to give the flying public a reliable,
safe, affordable and comfortable alternative on some international
routes, including Dubai, Sharjah, Guangzhou-China, Mumbai, London,
Houston and Johannesburg.
“Our staff has been wonderful with
their commitment and dedication to duty through the years, but 2019 is
one year all hands must be on the deck.
“This is to enable us
give our customers the best flight experience on the domestic, regional
and international routes and make our dear country, Nigeria and West
Africa truly proud in the global aviation industry,” he said.
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