The management of Air Peace Airline Limited has dismissed an outdated interview by its Chief Operating Officer, Mrs Oluwatoyin Olajide, urging the federal government to stop granting multiple designations to foreign carriers including imposition of multiple taxes and charges on the airline operators. 

Air Peace stated categorically in their statement that the interview is not a recent one, but an old one conducted almost two years ago.

The airline noted that the minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, on assumption of office as the substantive minister of Aviation, swung into action geared towards addressing all the complaints to the satisfaction of all the airlines in the overall interest of the Nation, including several meetings with the airlines’ chief executives in order to find a lasting solution to the issues. 

Air Peace said it has since then praised the federal government’s efforts in addressing the issues. 

“How could Air Peace be complaining about issues when the airline has since commended the federal government for handling the issues to the satisfaction of the industry? 
“We have, as an airline, in recent times, come under deliberate attacks from quarters that could no longer disguise their ugly intentions for an entity that is catering for over three thousand workers, an entity that is moving the Nigerian economy positively. 

 We see the publications as an attempt by some mischief-makers to put Air Peace at loggerheads with the government. 

The news platforms releasing these publications are giving the impression that Air Peace as an airline does not appreciate the efforts of government,” the airline said. 

Air Peace stated further that it  recently received a notice from the Civil Aviation Authority of one of the West Coast countries it fly into, stopping it from operating into and out of points beyond their country.

“Their reason was simply, the federal government of Nigeria has refused to grant a similar request to their Airline.

“This is a testimonial that the minister is continuously reviewing the challenges faced by the Airlines with a view to mitigating these challenges to create an enabling environment for our indigenous carriers. 

Air Peace truly commends this great effort and will never undermine the laudable efforts of the minister and other regulatory bodies,” the airline concluded.