Air Peace Airlifts 55,821,258 passengers in eight years

Air Peace has recorded 55,821,258 in all its flights since it started 0perations eight years ago.
In a press release, the Airline indicated its commitment to providing seamless domestic,regional as well as international connectivity.
The Airline said that it does the connectivity to Nigeria and other African countries through strategic route expansion, increased network options and modern fleet expansion.
According to the Chief Operating Officer of the Airline, Oluwatoyin Olajide, airlifting over 55 million passengers in just eight years is a giant stride and a testament to the steady growth trajectory of the airline.
Oluwatoyin said that Air Peace recorded a passenger load of 52,859 in its launch year, 2014.
She explained that the number increased to eight million in 2019, noting that in 2022, the airline airlifted 14,103,018 passengers..
Break down of the figures as contained in the press release are: 2014 – 52,859; 2015 – 661,875; 2016 – 1,832,526; 2017 – 3,538,102; 2018 – 6,060,329; 2019 – 8,491,758; 2020 – 9,634,235; 2021 – 11,446,556; and 2022 – 14,103,018.
“When we launched in 2014 with a record fleet of seven aircraft, we had a future-proof blueprint, driven by the vision to reduce the air travel burden of Nigerians through the provision of safe and world-class flight services.”
“To achieve this, we strategically invested in the right kind of aircraft, factoring business sustainability and customer experience while also hiring and training the best technical manpower to drive the process.
“Now, we have 38 aircraft and are still expecting 8 brand new Embraer 195-E2s from our firm order in 2019 and additional 15 brand new Boeing 737 Max 8 and 10 Order, as we ramp up plans to strengthen our operations to serve our esteemed customers better”.
“ We are also expecting some of our aircraft undergoing maintenance overseas and by second quarter this year, they will start returning.”
“We are extremely grateful to our customers and other critical stakeholders for their support and urge them to keep supporting Air Peace. “
“We promise to further inter-connect more cities across Nigeria and beyond and improve in our service delivery”.
The Chief Operations Officer explained that the airline is planning to launch London, Israel, India, Congo Kinshasa, Togo and Malabo this year, saying that more frequencies will be added to Accra, Monrovia, Freetown, Banjul and Dakar. .