July 29, (THEWILL) – Air Peace has added Lomé to its regional route network, making it eight regional routes in less than nine years since its inception.
The airline had its inaugural flight to the West African city on Friday, July 28, 2023. This is coming over a year after it launched Lagos-Niamey, Niger Republic in March 2022.
In his address at the ceremony marking Air Peace’s inaugural flight into Lomé, the Safety Manager, Captain Godfrey Ogbogu, said Air Peace is on a mission to ease air travel and bridge the connectivity gap among West African countries.
He said that Togo and Nigeria currently have strong socio-economic ties and both countries have collaborated on significant fronts.
According to him, the launch of flights by Air Peace into Lome has given credence to these ties and will foster commercial cooperation as well as deepen bilateral ties between both countries.
He observed that Nigerians come to Togo for business and other purposes and the launch of this connectivity adds fillip to this economic exchange between both countries and also advances development.
He said: “We are reputed for our no-city-left-behind initiative and this is not just for domestic operations. Our no-city-left-behind drive extends to the West Coast, as we’re poised to continually interconnect key cities in the sub-region, making it easy for Africans to maximise the payoffs of air travel for the collective development of all the nations.
“In keeping with this corporate ambition, we’re launching, very soon, flight operations into Cotonou in Benin Republic, Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire, Congo’s Kinshasa and Malabo in Equatorial Guinea. Before the end of 2023, some of these routes would have been launched because they’re already in the works. Air Peace will continue to provide best-in-class flight services, driven by a customer-first orientation and hinged on strict adherence to established safety standards.
“We are also modernising and increasing our fleet, especially with the brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft, to continue to give our customers a matchless experience on board, whether domestic, regional or international. We currently boast twenty domestic routes, eight regional and five international destinations, including Israel, India and China. Also planned for launch in the future are Houston-USA and London.
“We are constantly reviewing our route network in line with the travel needs of the flying public. Lastly, we must thank the Togolese authorities, our partners here, and the Nigerian Government for making this possible, while we promise to work jointly with all the relevant aviation stakeholders to ensure this new route produces the desired outcome for all,” he said.
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Anthony Awunor, is a business correspondent who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics (UNILAG). He is also an alumnus of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria Kaduna State. He lives in Lagos.
