… gives 365 free tickets to customers
Domestic carrier, Green Africa has announced that it flew 300,000 passengers to various destinations in the country in its 365 days of operation.
In commemoration of its one year of flight operations, the airline with headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria, offered 365 free tickets to its customers in appreciation for their patronage in the outgoing year.
The airline which has weathered many challenges in the difficult operating environment attributed its survival and success to the support and patronage it has enjoyed in the past 365 days from its loyal clientele and other stakeholders.
Green Africa, which commenced operation with a Lagos-Abuja-Lagos flight currently flies to and from eight destinations: Lagos, Ilorin, Abuja, Owerri, Akure, Port Harcourt, Benin, and Enugu, within Nigeria.
The airline said the journey so far has not been entirely smooth for the company given the current challenges facing the aviation industry in Nigeria, especially the increase in the cost of Jet-A 1 fuel and the fluctuations in exchange rates.
The challenges have seen the relatively ‘baby’ company reschedule flights and, in some rare cases, cancel them outright but that despite this, it has always prioritised the safety of its customers.
Green Africa’s Chief Commercial officer, Obiukwu Mbanuzuo, said: “We appreciate all our gFliers who have flown with us these last 365 days.
“Our record of safely transporting 300,000 passengers on 6,261 flights proves that we are committed to reducing flight disruptions to the barest minimum having our goal of safely taking every Nigerian a step closer to their dreams.”
The founder and CEO of Green Africa, Babawande Afolabi, in his remarks conveyed his appreciation to all internal and external stakeholders who have helped bring his vision to reality.
He thanked the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and other third party suppliers like the ground handlers, catering companies, maintenance and security providers, Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO), and other key government agencies that have been there to support the company on its journey so far.
“I would like to acknowledge our shortcomings, especially with flight disruptions this past year and we can only assure all gFliers that all hands are on deck to improve reliability, and timeliness as we ensure that we get each customer one step forward toward his dreams.”
He added that plans are on the way to improve its services and assured customers, of a positive turnaround in three to four months.
According to him: “A lot goes into getting customers to their destinations. We appreciate all the -gTalents, from the aircraft appearance team who ensures that customers after checking in sit in clean airplanes to the captain who ensures every customer gets to his destination safely.”
To celebrate its first 365 days, Green Africa is offering customers 365 free tickets excluding taxes.
All customers did to do to win was to log on to the website greenafrica.com from Friday August 12th,2022 to Sunday, August 14th to try their luck at scoring one of the 365 tickets for travels between now and February 28th, 2023.
The airline said its mission, which is “to use the power of air travel to create a better future” has been the main driver of its operations and activities from “training and flight operations to change of fleet and going international.”