Air Peace Chief Operating Officer (COO), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Olajide has appealed to the Federal Government and aviation authorities to urgently intervene in the lingering scarcity of JET-A1 fuel in the country.
In a statement made available to Newsherald, the COO said the development was a threat to the operations and services of airlines in the country. She regretted that despite Air Peace’s efforts to address the challenge, some of its flight operations were affected by the scarcity.
Olajide solicited the understanding and patience of passengers, saying the airline had been working tirelessly to ensure its flight operations were not adversely affected by the situation.
Source:- newsherald
She assured that despite the huge costs the airline was incurring in seeking alternative sources of aviation fuel, it would not relent in giving its passengers exceptional services.
“For quite some time now, there has been a general scarcity of JET-A1 fuel in the country. Since the development, we have resorted to different alternative sources to secure the product to ensure that flight delays did not disrupt the programmes of our numerous loyal customers.
“Although this has proved very costly for us to manage, we have spared nothing in our bid to source aviation fuel for our operations. We, however, regret that despite our huge efforts, we have not been able to secure enough fuel to run our operations without some hitches.
“While we appeal to the Federal Government and aviation authorities to urgently intervene in the general scarcity of JET-A1 fuel and solicit the understanding and patience of our numerous loyal customers, we will to continue to do everything within our powers to overcome the challenge,” the statement said.
