Ondo State Government, yesterday signed a memorandum of
understanding on Air Transportation with AIR PEACE Airline to shuttle
Akure – Abuja to and fro. The flight operation will commence tentatively
on February 22, 2016 according to the agreement.
Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Eyitayo
Jegede, SAN signed on behalf of Ondo State Government while Mrs Ejiro
Eghagha, Director of Finance of the Airline signed on behalf of the
Chairman of the Airline, Barr Allen Onyema.
Mr Jegede, SAN said the agreement is to make the Akure
Airport fully operational again and encourage the people of Ondo State
on the culture of Air Transportation.
“This development will have a lot of benefits on our state.
Technology has made the world so small and what we are trying to do is
making Abuja closer to Akure through air travel which is about 40
minutes. Our tourist sites will be easier to access by tourists which
will also have a positive impact on our state’s economy. The plane to
ply this route will be brand new and standard plane and will ply
Akure-Abuja to and fro, three times a week.
Also, fees for the Akure-Abuja route will be N15,000 for
Economy Class while Business Class will be N35,000, the fees which is
still very moderate to enable our people cultivate air traveling” Jegede
said.
He said the agreement is a win-win for both the state
government and the Airline operator as he assured that the state
government will make them to be comfortable.
