Chinedu Eze

Nigeria’s leading carrier, Air Peace has reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining its operations on the highly competitive UK–Nigeria route, describing it as the country’s busiest international air corridor with more than 450,000 passengers annually. 

Chairman of the Airline, Dr. Allen Onyema made the commitment at the inaugural lecture by SAPTCO Communications Limited with the theme: International “Aero politics” and the Survival of Nigerian Carrier on London Routes” in Lagos.

Dr. Onyema represented by the Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Noel Ngala, noted that the UK market has long been dominated by foreign airlines, with carriers such as British Airways operating the route for more than 90 years, while Virgin Atlantic and others later joined with direct services. 

He explained that despite the presence of three airlines offering nonstop flights between Nigeria and London airports, a significant portion of Nigerian-bound traffic still transits through foreign hubs in cities across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

The Air Peace boss said, it began direct Lagos–London Gatwick operations in March 2024 and has since recorded steady growth, prompting the airline to expand its UK network with Abuja–Heathrow services launched in October 2025. 

According to him, the airline now operates daily flights from Lagos to Gatwick, alongside multiple weekly services from Abuja to both Heathrow and Gatwick.