
Irked by the continuous rejection of Nigerian’s Air Peace into London by the United Kingdom (UK) authorities, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and activist, Femi Falana, has called for the suspension of British Airways and Virgin Atlantic flight operations into Nigeria
until such a time when Air Peace is allowed to also fly on the Lagos-London route in accordance with the provisions of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) signed by Nigeria and the UK.

Falana made this during the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Conference in Abuja.
He stated that BASA allows for reciprocity of flight operations on the route by designated airlines of both countries in line with the agreement signed by both countries and that it was out of place and unfair for British Airways and Virgin Atlantic to be allowed to continue flying into Nigeria without any Nigerian airline flying to London in return.
He observed that Air Peace has proven it has the capacity to operate on international routes, adding that the airline currently flies to China, Israel, India, and South Africa among others, using modern aircraft comparable to those of its foreign competitors.
Falana therefore urged; “If Air Peace is not allowed to fly to London, then British Airways and Virgin Atlantic should be stopped from flying to Nigeria.
”Air Peace has a fleet of modern long haul and regional aircraft that can match those of other foreign airlines operating into Nigeria.