Air Peace expands regional wings with Abuja-Banjul-Dakar connections

By Business AM

• Targets Maiduguri, Jos operations

Air Peace, Nigeria’s and West Africa’s largest airline by fleet size, says it is expanding its wings further into West Africa with the addition of Abuja-Banjul and Abuja-Dakar connections to its regional network of seven West African cities.

The airline is also planning to kick off flight operations domestically into Maiduguri and Jos in Nigeria, according to a statement by the carrier.

Air Peace Spokesperson, Stanley Olisa, Air Peace spokesman, who signed the statement made available to Business A.M., stated that the introduced regional connections from Abuja operate on Mondays and Fridays.

He added that Air Peace is finalising plans to expand its presence in the North East and North Central cities of Maiduguri and Jos, adding that launch dates will be announced soon. Air Peace already operates three routes in the regions – Gombe, Ilorin and Makurdi.

“These new connections and planned routes are a further testament to our determination to continually interconnect Nigeria, giving Nigerians more network options and seamless connectivity. Also, Mumbai, Tel Aviv, Malabo and Congo Kinshasa are in the works,” Olisa said.

The airline said in January 2023 that it has 38 aircraft and is expecting eight brand new Embraer 195-E2s from its firm order in 2019 and additional 15 brand new Boeing 737 Max 8 and 10 orders.

Air Peace leads Nigeria’s aviation industry with a network of 20 domestic routes, seven regional routes and three international destinations, with an increasing, mixed modern fleet comprising Boeing 777, Boeing 737, Embraer 195-E2, Airbus 320, ERJ 145 and Dornier 328 Jet.