Onyema: why our airlines fail on international routes
Many domestic carriers fail on international routes because they do not get the support of the government in playing ‘’aero politics’’, Air Peace Chairman, Allen Onyema has said.
While appreciating the government for exempting airlines from paying the Value Added Tax and custom duties on aircraft/spares import, he said a situation where the government designate foreign airlines on multiple routes and grant them more frequencies into Nigerian cities was not only killing our airlines, but also unhealthy for the sustainability of the industry.
He said Air Peace will not be able combat aero politics without the support of government, lamenting that many Nigerian carriers had been unable to sustain their operations on the route. “We are not are not just doing Sharjah operations alone, we’ve signed agreement with a company, whereby our passengers can be distributed through Air Arabia to their final destinations other than Dubai. The next route we are launching by August 30 is Johannesburg, South Africa has audited Air Peace, we have started setting up our structures there. We are already looking for a partner airline. We want to have alliance with other airlines to succeed. We are close to signing the agreement.
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