Toyin Olajide, chief operating officer of Air Peace has said that Nigerians fly from the US to the UK and book Air Peace to Lagos, thus taking advantage of the cheap US-Europe flights and then fly the Nigerian carrier to Lagos, which is also affordable. Olajide said doing so, they save a lot of money, which they would have spent on direct US-Nigeria flights, adding that Chinese citizens in Nigeria and Nigerians also fly Air Peace to London and fly China Southern Airline to China and cut down the fares, which they would have spent on Nigeria to China flights through Middle East or other hubs. “We recently upgraded two passengers who flew from US to London and used our flight to Lagos.
We upgraded them from economy class to business class in appreciation of their commitment and desire to patronize us. But they also take advantage of the cheap flights between Europe and the US and our flights are also affordable; so, this enables them to save a lot of money,” she said. The COO also revealed that Air Peace has become the choice airline for Nigerians who bring their aged parents to the UK and the US, disclosing that on every flight to London, Air Peace may have 30 to 40 wheelchair passengers because it has become a preferred airline for Nigerians to bring their parents to the UK and also take them home back to Nigeria.
“Because our cabin crew have imbibed the African ways of attending to the aged, many Nigerians prefer to use Air Peace to fly their aged parents. We care for .