The airline labelled the reports as false, clarifying that no such fare adjustment had been officially announced.
Rumours had surfaced on social media, accompanied by an image of Air Peace Chairman Allen Onyema and a message allegedly stating that effective 1st November 2024, “Air Peace would be adding a 100 per cent increase to their fares across all local routes.”
The message quickly gained traction, leaving many Nigerians concerned, Vanguard reports.
Reacting, Air Peace, in a statement published to its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, said that the information is false:
The airline’s statement read:
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has agreed on reciprocal rights to ensure that Nigerian airlines commence direct flight operations to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
According to a statement by Tunde Moshood, Keymo’s special assistant on media and communications, the meeting set the basis for the new Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) between the two countries.
He disclosed that the agreement would boost collaboration between the two countries and establish guidelines for them.
Proofreading by James Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at TimesNow.com.ng.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
