The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has announced his approval for Air Peace to operate the Abuja-London route, expanding the airline’s existing service beyond the Lagos-London route.
Keyamo made this announcement during an interview session on the ‘Politics Today’ programme on Channels Television on Thursday, when asked what the plans of the government were to support Air Peace in the light of an ongoing price war in the industry since the airline’s entry into the Lagos-London route.
The aviation minister further noted that the decision to approve the Abuja-London route for Air Peace was based on reciprocity, since British Airways also flies the Abuja-London route, in addition to the Lagos-London route.
Keyamo added that this approval would likely start a price war on that route, ultimately lowering fares for the benefit of Nigerians.