“Parents Will No Longer Suffer”: Air Peace To Announce Special Students’ Fare to London
- Air Peace Airlines is now ready to fly to London from Nigeria and will offer special student fares
- The special offer will make it more affordable for students travelling for educational purposes to the UK
- Data from the UK government shows that there were 44,195 students from Nigeria across all levels of study in 2021-22
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Air Peace Airlines has announced that special student fares will be available upon the commencement of flight from Nigeria to London on March 30, 2024.
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The airline's spokesman, Stanley Olisa, confirmed the special fares in an exclusive chat with Legit.ng.
According to him, Allen Onyema, Chairman of Air Peace, has decided to make it very affordable for students travelling for educational purposes during holidays.
He said:
"Yes I can confirmed that the Chairman has decided to offer special discount to Nigerian students in the United Kingdom flying Air Peace."
Olisa added that Onyema has also decided that travel agents will handle the special offers.
He quoted the Air Peace Chairman as saying at a recent event with travel agents:
“Several parents have been disconnected from their children. Many students have not been home for over two years because their parents cannot afford return fares to London. Parents will no longer suffer to raise money for fares for their children because the student fares will be affordable for all parents.
“My children all schooled abroad and we insist that they return to Nigeria during their school breaks no matter how short. This is to enable us remain connected to our children and ensure they stick to our values and culture. I know this is also the desire of several other parents but this desire has been cut short because of high fares.
“This narrative will changed as soon as Air Peace resumes flights to London."
Why the London flight is important to Air Peace
Speaking further, Onyema said the Air Peace London route was borne out of his love for Nigeria and to put an end to high fares from Nigeria to London and back.
He said:
“I am not interested in politics. This is not about going to London. It is about giving Nigerians the best option and yielding to the yearnings of Nigerians. I set up Air Peace to create jobs for Nigerians."
Air Peace boss Says 15 aircraft grounded abroad
Legit.ng reported that the Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, disclosed that the company spent about N78 billion on maintenance, and the funds went to foreign firms.
Onyema revealed that the airline has about $14 million stranded with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and about 15 aircraft are grounded abroad.
He said these during his address at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual Conference held in Abuja.
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