Following the success of its Lagos-London route, Air Peace now connects passengers from Abuja, Asaba, Benin, Enugu, Owerri, Warri, and Port Harcourt to London.
Passengers can now fly for from the listed states to Lagos and then connect flights to London through Air Peace with their luggage arriving at Gatwick airport.
An X user Kalu Aja @FinPlanKaluAja1 had admonished the airline to open up its local routes to international flights.
Was Air Peace assuming they would let him gain market share without a fight?
Oga Allen, they will fight for every seat, It is called competition and it's not all fair
They have their advantage, they can use their currency to pay for maintenance and insurance, Air Peace has to…
— Kalu Aja (@FinPlanKaluAja1) April 11, 2024
Few days later, the airline introduced the service via its X handle stating, “Embark on your London adventure from Abuja, Asaba, Benin, Enugu, Owerri, Warri, or Port Harcourt! Seamless connections via Lagos. Make your journey smooth and convenient.”
Nigerians have expressed excitement following the development, stating that Air Peace would have an advantage over other carriers on the route if the service is seamless.
DOK – Ayanfe with X handle @PrinceofSydney stated: “Air Peace has woken up; this is how to maximise that Lagos to London route”.
Another X handler user with name Victor @VC_Ekezie, wrote: “Thank you air peace for heeding to good counsel…”
This also gladdens the heart of PIED @obehieguakhide who wrote: “Brilliant move! Keep this up. There are those of us rooting for you all to succeed!”
Another X User @hackSultan commented: “”This is great. Instead of flying to Abuja or Lagos first before going to London, all the locations on air piece (sic: Air Peace) can route individuals directly to London via their Lagos terminal”.
Barely two weeks after Air Peace commenced Lagos-London route, all foreign carriers reduced fares on the route by over 50 percent.
Airlines such as British Airways (BA), Virgin Atlantic, Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and others have continued to slash fares on the route as competition is seen to drive price war.
Air Peace had pegged its return economy class ticket at N1.2million, and N4 million for Business Class, thereby slashing fares on the route.
Before the local airline’s maiden flight to London, BA and Virgin which operates direct flight from London to Lagos charged between N3 million to N3.5 million. Other airlines cost an average of N2 million for a return ticket.
Currently on the Lagos-London route, an economy class ticket on Egyptair cost ₦585,620; Air Peace – ₦816,130, British Airways – ₦981,848, Virgin Atlantic – ₦1.1m, Royal Air Maroc – ₦569,422, RwandAir – ₦679,070, Ethiopian Airlines – ₦677,824, Turkish Airlines – ₦807,408 Air France – ₦1.1m and KLM – ₦1.1m.
