"What Allen Onyema Needs to Do": Man Breaks Silence as Air Peace Faces Competition From Airlines

"What Allen Onyema Needs to Do": Man Breaks Silence as Air Peace Faces Competition From Airlines

  • As Air Peace faces stiff competition from other aviation industry players in Nigeria, a man has advised the airline on what to do
  • The Air Peace chairman, Allen Onyema, had said other airlines were planning to crash the London-Lagos air ticket price to a very low level
  • He noted that the plan was to take Air Peace out of the scene, but a Nigerian man said there was a way to overcome the challenge

Air Peace's entrance into the lucrative Lagos-London route has continued to raise some dust in the aviation industry.

Air Peace made a debut flight to the London Gatwick Airport from Lagos on March 30, marking the dawn of a new era.

Man tells Allen Onyema what to do over competition.
The man said Air Peace could overcome competition. Photo credit: Facebook/Air Peace and Getty Images/Aaron Foster.
Source: UGC

What was more striking was that Air Peace brought down the cost of an economy ticket to London to N1.2 million and N2.2 million for premium economy.

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Foreign airlines compete with Air Peace for London-Lagos route

Now, other airlines that fly the Lagos-London route are reportedly planning to crash the airfare further below what Air Peace is charging.

Air Peace chairman, Allen Onyema, said the plan is to force the airline out of the scene so Nigerians would pay through their noses to fly to London.

However, an X user, Osi Suave, said there is a solution to the impending competition. He wrote:

"What onyeama needs to do is simple, if they are dropping fares he needs to find a way to market his flights to and fro the UK. He can provide free bus shuttles from central London to Gatwick and back. Increase baggage capacity to 32kg from 23kg. Start a miles redemption Programme that will translate to upgrades and free tickets."

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Reactions as Air Peace faces competition

@ikuesan_Debo said:

"He should include connecting flights from Lagos to Cameroon, Ghana and close by African countries that Air Peace goes to from Lagos normally. To attract other African brothers."

@PastorUbz commented:

"Nigerians are just supposed to fly Airpeace out of patriotism. Nigerians should consider these foreign airlines don’t care about them."

@Engr_Series stated:

"Gatwick to Central London is about 1 hour drive, that’s two hours plus return, I don’t think that’s sustainable considering luggage size. Increasing baggage capacity makes more sense but that translates to reduced passengers cos they need to even out the weight. Reward programs seem a lil too early as well."

Man shares happiness over amount Air Peace is charging

Meanwhile, a Nigerian man said he is happy over the price Air Peace is charging for its Lagos to London direct flight.

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He shared a screenshot of the cost, which he saw on the website of Air Peace, and noted that the price had crashed.

Checks by Legit.ng showed that the airline was charging N1.2 million for economy class and N2.2 million for premium economy.

Source: Legit.ng

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Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 9 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.

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