Passengers can now fly for from the listed states to Lagos
and then connect flights to London through Air Peace with their luggage
arriving at Gatwick airport.
The airline which introduced the service via its X handle
stated, “Embark on your London adventure from Abuja, Asaba, Benin, Enugu,
Owerri, Warri, or Port Harcourt! Seamless connections via Lagos. Make your
journey smooth and convenient.”
Nigerians have expressed excitement following the
development, stating that Air Peace would have an advantage over other carriers
on the route if the service is seamless.
Apostle Stephaine with X handle @Gloria_Destino stated,
“Kindly make it as seamless as possible. On ground staff to escort passengers
from domestic airport to Intl’. Staff on ground at departing domestic airport
should have the understanding that the passenger being checked-in is enroute an
international flight. Pls ensure to lose ends.”
Another X handler user with name @Bilionaire_Bish described
the development as a good one.
“Airpeace listens. This is a game changing move. If I don’t
have to book another flight to Lagos or Abuja before flying out then Air Peace
can continue to have my money,” he stated.
Barely two weeks after Air Peace commenced Lagos-London
route, all foreign carriers reduced fares on the route by over 50 percent.
Airlines such as British Airways (BA), Virgin Atlantic,
Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and others have continued to slash fares on
the route as competition is seen to drive price war.
Air Peace had pegged its return economy class ticket at
N1.2million, and
N4 million for Business Class, thereby slashing fares on the
route.
Before the local airline’s maiden flight to London, BA and
Virgin which operates direct flight from London to Lagos charged between N3
million to N3.5 million. Other airlines cost an average of N2 million for a
return ticket.
Currently on the Lagos-London route, an economy class ticket
on Egyptair cost ₦585,620; Air Peace – ₦816,130, British Airways – ₦981,848, Virgin
Atlantic – ₦1.1m, Royal Air Maroc – ₦569,422, RwandAir – ₦679,070, Ethiopian
Airlines – ₦677,824, Turkish Airlines – ₦807,408 Air France – ₦1.1m and KLM –
₦1.1m
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