Firstnation Airways Extends Route Network To PH

A Nigerian Independent Firstnation Airways has announced that it has added service between Lagos and Port Harcourt since December 22, 2013, to help ease air travel congestion and provide additional seat capacity as option to the flying public.

The airline said it would be operating two daily flights departing Lagos, Murtala Muhammed A2 terminal at 09.30 hours and 14.45 hours and from Port Harcourt at 11.50 hours and 1650 hours and thereafter operate on the route daily and will offer service on both Christmas and New Year day.

The airline in a statement said it is also offering season promotion of low fares subject to availability on the route. Expansion into Port Harcourt is following the airline acclaimed and well received service between Lagos and Abuja.

Firstnation has within a relatively short time cultivated strong passengers following mainly multinational, corporation organisations as well as passengers who value safety and good customer service.

The airline in a statement said it operates modern Airbus A319, young aircraft fleet when compared with peers within Africa.

It described the Airbus A319 as the very first set of A319 to come on Nigeria register.

The aircrafts are installed with AFIRS 220 iridium satellite global communication equipment one of the very few aircraft with this State of the Art Satellite Navigation (SATNAV) equipment operating in West Africa.

The SATNAV (Satellite Navigation) provide crew reliable voice and simultaneously connect to aircraft systems analysisng performance in-flight.

According to the statement, “this allows the airline to track aircraft system performance in-flight from ground. This is one of the most advanced SATNAV systems which support the airline flight operations quality assurance oversight. Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is actively encouraging airlines to upgrade their fleet with this equipment”.