Air
Peace, has concluded arrangements to commence the lucrative Dubai,
Atlanta, London routes as a was to expand its destinations globally.Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Chief Allen Onyema, gave the
assurance, when he was conferred with the award of “Aviation Man of the
Year 2016” by ATQnews and Akwaaba African Travel Market at the 2017 Port
Harcourt Bantaba.Speaking at the event held recently, Onyema said Air Peace has
distinguished itself in the Nigerian aviation industry with its
unrivalled on-time performance, safety and maintenance record.The CEO further stated that Air Peace which has added a Friday
evening flight to its daily Lagos-Accra-Lagos route, would make Enugu
the base of its Gwangzhou-China operations.He pledged continuous seamless air travel with its project to connect
more local, regional and international destinations with plans to
strengthen its fleet with a Boeing 777 aircraft in its preparation to
commence Guangzhou-China, Dubai, Mumbai, Atlanta, London and other
long-haul routes.Responding to a question on the ownership of the airline, the Air
Peace boss dismissed insinuations that a former First Lady fondly
referred to as “Mama Peace” had an interest in the carrier.Onyema, who was represented by the airline’s corporate communications
manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah, said Air Peace symbolized the effort of his
organization, the Foundation for Ethnic Harmony in Nigeria (FEHN) to
promote peace in the country through the creation of gainful employment
for thousands of converted militant agitators and other jobless
Nigerians.He insisted that efforts to set up the airline predated Nigeria’s
return to democracy in 1999. Onyema explained that he was advised to set
up an airline because of its capacity to create massive job
opportunities for members of the society.The Air Peace boss expressed gratitude to the organizers of the award
for recognizing his efforts to transform air travel experience in
Nigeria and beyond, pledging to support the group in its programmes.Also speaking, organizer of Port Harcourt Bantaba, Mr. Ikechi Uko
said Onyema was chosen as the “Aviation Man of the Year 2016” for
positioning Air Peace as Nigeria’s preferred airline and for expanding
to Accra, Ghana.
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