EXCITEMENT AMONG STAKEHOLDERS AS AIR PEACE OPERATES FULL CAPACITY TO LONDON ON INAUGURAL FLIGHT

is about trade, investment, and collaboration. By choosing Air Peace, you choose to invest in Nigeria. You choose to empower local businesses, create jobs, and strengthen our economy. In December 2023, the UK exported £185million goods to Nigeria and imported £154million goods, resulting in a negative trade balance of £30.8million. This is a trend we wish to change in Nigeria’s favour and an additional trade route is a major step in the right direction," she said.

Also speaking, the Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Professor Obiora Okonkwo who travelled with the flight, said that it was a dream come true for Air Peace and Nigerian carriers.

He commended the federal government, especially Keyamo for the efforts he made to enable British authorities to resolve final flight issues with Air Peace and also praised him for the effort he is making to enable Nigerian carriers to lease aircraft in the long term.

On aircraft leasing and access to forex for Nigerian carriers, Okonkwo said, "I do not see the reason why modern-day operators should suffer the sins of the old-time operators because any lessor will tell you that there have been some violations in the past. Today we are not violating any lease arrangements but we are rather victims,” he added.

Fielding questions from journalists, the acting Director General of the Nigeria Airspace Management Authority (NCAA), Captain Chris Najomo, said the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, NCAA and many other Nigerians contributed to what has become a reality, noting that Air Peace is now a Nigerian project.