Medview Assures Pilgrims Of Hitch-Free Flight

Medview Airlines, one of the airlines designated by the Federal Government for the air lighting of Pilgrims has assured of a hitch-free and timely service.

The General Manager of the airline, Mr. David Babatunde disclosed this to newsmen at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos while taking delivery of a Boeing 749 aircraft.

Mr. Babatunde who was accompanied by other officials of the company said “with these aircraft, Boeing 747 and another Boeing 767 that will fly into Nigeria from Portugal next week, pilgrims are assured of timely departure and arrival.

“We have done it for a couple of years. We are tested and I want to say we are trusted. I want to assure our pilgrims that the only thing that will be different in this year’s edition is better performance.

“For Medview, there is nothing like stranded passengers. We have our plans mapped out”, he said.

Meanwhile, the challenge of connecting flights in Africa has continued to create problems for the economic prosperity of the continent.

Global bodies such as the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), African Development Bank (ADB), United Nation Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and African Union (AU) are worried over this problem which could derail attempts to fast-track the integration of Africa through commerce and other economic activities.

The difficulty to seamlessly travel by air from one part of Africa to another is traceable to the absence of functional airports,  financially weak airlines on the continent, the unwillingness of African carriers to cooperate, unfriendly aeronautical policies by government and skyrocketing operational airport and air navigational charges which continue to pose fresh hurdles against attempt to liberalise the air transport sector in Africa.

Reward Akwu