A private Nigerian airline, Air Peace, has commenced flight from Lagos, Nigeria to London, United Kingdom.
The was made known on Air Peace official X handle at around 8.13a.m and the airline expressed delight for its achievement and appreciated those who contributed to the success.
The airline previously announced the flight to London during its pre-launch forum in February, aimed at engaging travel agencies and partners involved in the London flight operations.
Air peace wrote, “London service has commenced and we’re delighted to have achieved yet another feat in our drive to continually provide peaceful connectivity across cities. A big thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of this launch.”
At the airline’s inaugural flight to London, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo; and Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anita, was present, among others.
Meanwhile, in November, Air Peace’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Allen Onyema, noted that Air Peace had qualified to operate flights to Europe and the United Kingdom after successfully obtaining the Foreign Carrier Operator Permit and Third Country Operator Permit.
Credit: People’s Gazette