Air Peace to Commence Direct Flights to India
The federal government has given indigenous carrier, Air Peace approval to commence direct flights between Nigeria and India.The airline has also secured the necessary permits for direct airlink between Nigeria and Milan , Jeddah and Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, among others.
We thank the Nigerian government for gIving Air Peace the approval as a flight carrier to India,” he said.He applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for being what he described as a ‘positive radical’ by making the possibility of direct connections between both countries possible. Onyema disclosed that his airline was waiting for the Indian government to give a concurrent endorsement for Air Peace to commence operations soon.
The business is huge between India and Nigeria but direct air connection has been lacking’,” he said, adding that his airline currently operates to India via an interconnectivity arrangement with Air Arabia.The Air Peace chief executive lamented the exploitation of Nigerian travelers by foreign carriers, noting that where those carriers charge about N4 million for first a class seat, the Nigerian airline is flying at N850,000 on the same routes, using the same equipment.
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