AIR Peace, Nigeria’s flag carrier, has launched a three-weekly trip to Niamey, Niger Republic, to further the continent’s economic integration.
Captain Augustin Kamano, the leader of the Air Peace delegation on the maiden flight, said Niamey has long been on the airline’s radar, particularly as it prepared to spread its footprints throughout the West African coast and connect other towns in the sub-region.
Kamano, who also serves as the airline’s Director of Flight Operations, stated that the Niger Republic and Nigeria are friendly neighbors, and that the airline is pleased to be serving as a strategic method of developing and further reinforcing the two countries’ relationships through air travel.
“We are determined to reduce the air travel burden of Africans, and this will continue to propel our route expansion as well as fleet modernisation programme. Air Peace has accomplished so much in just seven years of operation, as we now have a network of twenty domestic routes, seven regional routes and two international destinations, including Johannesburg, which we launched in December 2020.
“Also planned for launch in the future are international routes, such as Houston-USA, Mumbai-India, Guangzhou-China and London. We’re constantly reviewing our route network in line with the travel needs of Africans,” Kamano said.
Kamano expressed gratitude to the Niger authorities and the Nigerian government for allowing the airline to operate in Niamey, and stated that Air Peace will work together with all essential aviation stakeholders to ensure that the new route is as convenient as possible for passengers.
Air Peace’s entry into Niger, according to Nigerian Deputy Ambassador to the Niger Republic, Aisha Kabiru, will strengthen socio-cultural and economic ties between the two countries and ease the burden of air travel for Nigerians and Niger nationals who travel between the two countries, particularly for commercial purposes.
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