Air Peace has said it would commence scheduled flight operations to Anambra on Tuesday.
The airline said this followed the recent approval of the Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA) for flight operations.
The regulatory authority in a letter by its Director-General, Capt. Musa Nuhu informed the Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano that commercial flight operations can now commence at the airport commissioned in October.
Air Peace, however, said it would commence scheduled flights into the airport on December 7, 2021.
Air Peace’s Spokesperson, Stanley Olisa, stated that Anambra people can now heave a sigh of relief as they can now fly directly from Lagos and Abuja into the Airport located at Umueri, adding that the airline would kick off with four flights per week.
He said, “This is great news for the people of Anambra State as we are launching four flights weekly into the new airport on Tuesday. For a start, we shall be operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and as operations gather momentum, we shall increase frequencies to daily flights”.
Olisa, who said that passengers can start booking on Air Peace’s website or its mobile app, stressed that the airline plans to connect Anambra to other cities soon.
He said: “By the end of January 2022, we will have commenced the following connections: Anambra-Kano-Anambra, Anambra-Ibadan-Anambra and Anambra-Port Harcourt-Anambra. Air Peace is unwaveringly determined to interconnect Nigeria, providing connections which facilitate seamless economic exchanges and foster unity”.
He stated that the consistent route expansion by the airline is a reflection of its no-city-left-behind initiative which has seen the airline expand its footprints both in Nigeria and beyond, while easing the transportation burden of Nigerians.
