By Monalisa Agbata
Air Peace has stated that it will soon commence commercial flight from Lagos to Johannesburg, South Africa, in furtherance of its vision to connect cities.
Mr. Stanley Olisa, the airline spokesperson, in a statement on Monday, announced that the airline has progressed in meeting the requirements of the Aviation industries in South Africa and Nigeria.
According to him, the Federal Government had designated South Africa to Air Peace as one of the destinations to operate. It plans to operate on the Lagos-Johannesburg route thrice a week.
Mr. Stanley Olisa further stated that plans are on top gear to enable flight operations commencement before the end of the year.
He emphasized that the airline has always been a trailblazer and is renowned as West Africa’s largest carrier, with strategic route planning and expansion in line with the airline’s ‘no-city-left-behind’ initiative.
Olisa stated that aside from South Africa, Air Peace had also been designated to operate commercial flights into Mumbai, London, Guangzhou-China, Houston, with other destinations still in the works.
‘’We shall continue to strategically increase existing connections to give our customers more network options, while also creating more employment opportunities for Nigerians’’.
In July 2019, Air Peace commenced international flight operations with the United Arab Emirates and have consistently shown reliability and empathy by operating multiple evacuation flights to and from China. Others include Malaysia, Israel, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Thailand, and Turkey during the COVID-19 lockdown. In 2019, Air Peace also airlifted 503 Nigerians from South Africa free of charge, amidst the xenophobic attacks.