The latest September 2026 aviation data released by global aviation analytics firm, OAG, showed that Air Peace expanded its scheduled seat capacity from 229,412 seats in September 2025 to 354,804 seats in September 2026. The increase of about 125,400 seats represents a 54.7 percent year-on-year growth, the highest recorded among Africa’s leading airlines.
Air Peace Limited has apologised to passengers affected by recent flight delays, diversions and cancellations across some of its operations, attributing the disruptions to a combination of unforeseen operational challenges.
The threat escalates the already bitter confrontation between organised labour and Nigeria’s largest airline, raising the prospect of another major disruption to air travel barely three weeks after the unions’ action against the carrier stranded thousands of passengers and reportedly cost the airline more than ₦2 billion in revenue.
Air Peace says it lost more than ₦2 billion after aviation unions' airport picketing crippled its operations, urging the Federal Government to launch a full-scale investigation into the disruption.
The airline alleges it was unfairly singled out over...
A coordinated picketing by the NLC, ATSSSAN, TUC, shuts access to Air Peace terminals in Lagos and Abuja, forcing the airline to suspend scheduled departures.
Hundreds of passengers are stranded as the disruption ripples across Air Peace's domestic...
Air Peace inaugurated its Lagos–Douala–Libreville route, extending its regional network barely a day after launching flights to Conakry and Bamako.
Government and aviation officials in Cameroon and Gabon welcomed the service as a major boost for trade, tourism,...
Air Peace commenced direct Lagos–Conakry–Bamako flights, adding Guinea and Mali to its expanding West African route network.
Government officials in Guinea and Mali said the new service is expected to boost trade, tourism, investment, cultural exchange, and bilateral...
Air Peace and Etihad Airways sign strategic interline agreement, creating seamless travel connections between Nigeria, the UAE and 20 destinations across West and Central Africa.
Etihad passengers will be able to book single-ticket journeys from Abu Dhabi through...
July 10 (THEWILL) — Air Peace has completed the fourth phase of the Federal Government's humanitarian evacuation programme for Nigerians affected by renewed xenophobic attacks in South Africa, airlifting another 284 citizens back to the country and raising the...
July 8 (THEWILL) — West and Central Africa's largest airline, Air Peace, has strengthened its fleet with the arrival of its first brand-new Embraer E175 aircraft, a move expected to enhance operational efficiency, expand regional connectivity, and improve passenger...
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of a marriage that has lasted over 43 years, ruling that lack of love and mutual respect between spouses does not, on its own, constitute sufficient legal grounds for divorce.
