domestic routes and resumption of suspended ones, as part of its route
expansion drive and vision to interconnect several cities, the airline’s
Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mrs Oluwatoyin Olajide said.
In a statement in Lagos, on Monday, Olajide said the airline would be
receiving all its aircraft on overseas maintenance in February, hence
the decision to launch the new routes as well as reactivate suspended
ones.
She added that the planned launch of the new routes was an effort to
underscore the airline’s strong resolve to meeting the air
transportation needs of Nigerians, as well as to drive economic
development and foster unity amongst various parts of the country.
“As you know, most of our aircraft are on maintenance in different parts
of the world but they are all returning in February. For us, it is
great news as this means the launch of new routes and the resumption of
routes suspended consequent upon the COVID-19 outbreak,” she said.
Olajide emphasised that the new connections were also a testimony to Air
Peace’s ‘no-city-left-behind’ initiative and unbridled determination to
provide affordable access to safe and seamless connectivity across
Nigeria and beyond.
She stressed that the airline was constantly reviewing its route
network, to reflect the air travel needs of the flying public, such that
it currently operates 16 domestic routes, five regional routes and two
international destinations, one of which is South Africa, launched in
December 2020.
“The airline also boasts of a fleet size of 26 aircraft and is steadily
expanding its fleet as it expects to take delivery of its first Embraer
195-E2 aircraft this month.
“The new routes to be launched in February are: Enugu-Kano-Enugu,
Enugu-Asaba-Enugu, PHC-Kano-PHC, PHC-Kaduna-PHC, Ilorin-Lagos-Ilorin,
Ilorin-Abuja-Ilorin and Ibadan-Abuja-Ibadan.
”The suspended routes to be resumed are Kano-Owerri-Kano,
Kano-Asaba-Kano, Lagos-Yola-Lagos and Abuja-Yola-Abuja,” she added.