Air Peace has resumed its Lagos-Asaba-Lagos operations with the addition of Abuja-Asaba-Abuja to the service, pledging to deliver the best flight experience to the travelling public on the routes.
The airline pulled out of the route more than two years ago due to
safety concerns with respect to the runway of the Asaba Airport.Air
Peace Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Allen Onyema, said the
carrier had proven in just four years of its flight operations that it
is in the airline business to make a difference.
Onyema commended Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, for
intervening in the challenges of the Asaba Airport and making sure it
was once again safe for flight operations. He said he was personally
attached to the state, where he grew up and already planning to add
Warri to its Delta operations.
Onyema, who was represented by the airline’s Corporate Communications
Manager, Chris Iwarah, said it was a painful decision to suspend
flights into the Asaba Airport, but Air Peace holds safety as priority.
“We, therefore, had no choice than to halt our Asaba operations when
audits confirmed that it was no longer safe for us to operate into the
facility with our fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft. That decision brought a
lot of pain to the flying public, though they showed understanding.
Today, we are glad that all that hardship has finally come to an end.
Your darling airline, Air Peace is back to you, the good people of
Delta.
“We are indeed very grateful to Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, for fixing the
challenges with the Asaba Airport and making it possible for us once
more to serve the flying public on the Asaba route. For the trouble the
flying public went through on the Asaba route for about three years, we
have decided to give double of our exceptional flight services,” Onyema
said.
Delta State First Lady, Edith Okowa, who was personally at the
airport to welcome the Air Peace team, said the state was pleased with
the decision of the airline to return to the Asaba route.
Air Peace, she said, would be supported to succeed in Delta.Special
Project Director, Asaba Airport, Austine Ayemidejor, assured that the
facility was now safe for flight operations.
Ayemidejor said work was nearing completion on facilities for
handling wide-body aircraft at the airport.Air Peace Chief Pilot and
team leader, Capt. Victor Egonu, said the airline was satisfied with the
facilities at the airport for flight operations.
