Air Peace, Kebbi Govt Sign Flight Arrangement

A new entrant into the air
transport domestic service, Air Peace, has signed a contract with Kebbi State government for commencement of flight operations into its new airport located in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital.
Chairman of the airline, Mr Allen Onyema, who made this known said the airline would deploy its Domier jet for flight connections between Birnin Kebbi and Abuja as well as a return flight from Abuja to the Kebbi State capital.
Mr Onyema also disclosed that Air Peace would commence operations on the Lagos-Asaba route on December 1, 2014, adding that its service would expand to Lagos-Warri, Warri-Port Harcourt and Warri-Abuja routes as it acquires more aircraft.
The contract agreement was signed between officials of the state led by the governor and the chairman of the airline in Bernin Kebbi.
Mr Onyema said the agreement would involve sharing of costs between the airline and the state government as part of efforts to open up Kebbi to the national air link.
Opening the state to the national link, he said would facilitate trade and business and other socio economic activities between the North West State and other parts of the world.
The chairman said the airline would consolidate on the operations by introducing a flight between Kebbi and Kano to facilitate commercial and other activities.
He lauded the State government for considering Air Peace worthy for the unique agreement as the first carrier to achieve such feat within a month of its commencement of flight operations.
“We have made history as the first airline within one month of its existence to sign agreement with a State government in the northern part of the country”, Mr Onyema said.