Air Peace has said the opening of its most recent route, Lome, would foster commercial cooperation as well as deepen the bilateral ties between Togo and Nigeria.
Safety Manager of the airline, Captain Godfrey Ogbogu, said this at Air Peace’s inaugural flight ceremony into Lome, Togo on Friday July 28, 2023.
He said the domestic carrier was on a mission to easing air travel and bridging the connectivity gap among West African countries, and was quite delighted that Togo is joining its route network, making it eight regional routes in less than nine years since inception.
Ogbogu noted that Togo and Nigeria currently have strong socio-economic ties and that both countries have collaborated on significant fronts, hence “the launch of flights by Air Peace into Lome today has given credence to these ties and will foster commercial cooperation as well as deepen bilateral ties between both countries.
“Nigerians come to Togo for business and other purposes and the launch of this connectivity adds fillip to this economic exchange between both countries and also advances development.”
He recalled that in March 2022, the airline launched Niamey in Niger Republic and now expanding further with the commencement of flights into Lome, Togo, being reputed for its no-city-left-behind initiative “and this is not just for domestic operations.
“Our no-city-left-behind drive extends to the West Coast, as we are poised to continually interconnect key cities in the sub-region, making it easy for Africans to maximise the payoffs of air travel for the collective development of all the nations,” he explained.
According to him, in keeping with this corporate ambition, the airline would very soon launch flight operations into Cotonou in Benin Republic, Abidjan in Cote d’ivoire, Congo Kinshasa and Malabo in Equatorial Guinea while launch of flights to Houston-USA and London are in the future plan.
“Before the end of 2023, some of these routes will have been launched, because they are already in the works. Air Peace will continue to provide best-in-class flight services, driven by a customer-first orientation and hinged on strict adherence to established safety standards,” the Safety Manager assured.
He further announced that Air Peace was also modernising and increasing its fleet, especially with the brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft, to continue to give its customers a matchless experience on board, whether domestic, regional or international.
“We currently boast of 20 domestic routes, eight regional and five international destinations, including Israel, India and China. We’re constantly reviewing our route network in line with the travel needs of the flying public, Ogbogu said further.
He thanked the Togolese authorities and the Nigerian Government for making the opening of the Lome route possible and promised that Air Peace would work jointly with all the relevant aviation stakeholders to ensure the new route produces the desired outcomes for all.