James Odaudu, director, public affairs, ministry of aviation, said on Tuesday.
Earlier, news reports have quoted a letter from the Dubai
Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) allocating some blocks to Air Peace.
According to the letter, slots locked for Air Peace are
A0540LT, D0800LT — All days, and A0510LT D0800LT — without day 6, but we could not independently verify this.
Odaudu, however, said the UAE aviation authorities allocated
six slots to the Nigerian carrier as part of the diplomatic resolution.
“It is confirmed. That was part of the resolution,” he said.
“They have approved six slots for Air Peace flightd. Both in
Dubai and Sharjah airports.”
Air Peace had requested a slot of three weekly flights from
Nigeria to Sharjah Airport in UAE, but only one was granted.
The UAE’s GCAA blamed the airline for pulling out of Sharjah
Airport and “so should not expect to retain its flight frequency there” — a
claim Air Peace has denied.
In retaliation to the UAE’s treatment of Air Peace, the
federal government cut Emirate’s slots from 21 to just one, causing Emirates to
pull out of the Nigerian route indefinitely.
On Monday, Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, said there are
ongoing talks with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to resolve the fresh
diplomatic row.
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