Air Peace Advances Operations With New B737-800, Set For More International Routes

By LOVETH AZODO, Lagos

In a bid to sustain its expansion, domestic and regional operations, Nigeria’s leading carrier, Air Peace, has added to its aircraft collections  a B737-800NG aircraft.

This is just as the airline assured of taking on more international routes like, London, Houston, Johannesburg, Bombay, Guangzhou and others very soon.

aircraft which arrived the Murtala Mohammed International Airport at about 20.00hrs Thursday from Europe is a 160 seater aircraft comprising 16 Business Class seats and 144 economy class seats.

In a statement by the Corporate Communications Executive of the airline, Mr. Stanley Olisa stated “We are very glad to announce the acquisition of another aircraft, which is a 160-seater B737-800 New Generation aircraft”.

He reiterated the resolve of the airline to spread its operations across the length and breath of this country to ease the burden of travel within the country and the West African sub region.

“It stated “Air Peace, West and Central Africa’s largest airline, last year became the first airline in sub Saharan Africa to place a firm order for 10 B737 Max. The airline earlier this year made an order for 20 brand new 124 seater E195-E2 jets from Embraer thereby making history as the launch customer of this new aircraft in the entire Africa.”

“It would be recalled that Air Peace, 2017, became the first airline to acquire and register a Boeing 777 in Nigeria. It had gone on to acquire more three 777s for its international operations which it kick started on July 5, 2019, with flight operations to Dubai through the Sharjah International Airport.
The airline thanked Mr. President for creating the enabling aviation environment that made it possible for the airline to achieve this feat within a very short time of its existence.
Mr. Olisa Stated “Our Chairman, Mr. Allen Onyema, is eternally grateful to President Buhari for making it possible for Air Peace to become what she is within the four years of President Buhari’s regime through the zero tax regime on imported commercial aircraft and aircraft spares introduced by his administration”.