Air Peace to resume direct flights to Dubai, March 1

Nigeria‘s leading airline, Air Peace, has announced its readiness to resume direct scheduled flights to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 1.

The airline’s spokesman, Mr Stanley Olisa, confirmed the development in a statement on Friday in Lagos.

Olisa said the airline was also set to launch flight operations in Niamey, Niger, on February 25, and in Kinshasha and Malabo in the first quarter of the year.

It said Lagos-Dubai-Lagos flights would operate three days a week from any of its domestic routes through its Lagos hub.
“We are pleased to inform the flying public that, in conjunction with our commitment to providing more flight connectivity and meeting the air travel needs of Nigerians, we are restarting our operations in the United Arab Emirates, but with Dubai as the destination, not Sharjah.

“We very much appreciate the vital role the government played in making this possible,” Olisa said.

The spokesman said that before the end of the first quarter, the airline will start regular flights to Kinshasha, DR Congo and Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

According to him, this is to expand its footprints in West Africa and offer the travelling public more network options.

He said Niamey flights would operate from Abuja and Kano on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays with Hopper planes.

Olisa noted that the airline had been operating regular commercial flights to the UAE since July 2019 and would continue to expand its service provision to exceed air travellers’ expectations.

The spokesman said this was especially so with the activation of its ambitious fleet modernization scheme and a renewed commitment to unrivalled customer experience.

He added that Air Peace had also been designated by the Government to fly to other international destinations such as Guangzhou-China, Delhi-India, the United Kingdom and Houston-USA.

The Nigerian News Agency reports that the airline leads the industry with 20 domestic routes, six regional routes and two international destinations.

It currently operates a modern fleet of 34 aircraft, including five new E195-E2s and five Airbus 320s.(NAN)