The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, has disclosed that the government of United Arab Emirates has granted Air Peace the approval to operate direct flight to Dubai.
Keyamo, stated this during the weekend, noting that Emirates Airlines, which has stopped operations to the country due to its inability to repatriate dollars earned in the country home, also announced its readiness to commence direct flights to Nigeria.
He said the Emirates Airlines’ management revealed the news of its readiness to resume flight to Nigeria at the just-concluded Dubai Airshow, which commenced on November 13 and concluded on November 17, 2023.
The Head, Press, in the Minstry of Aviation and Aerospace, Odutayo Oluseyi, said in a statement that Keyamo also visited the pavilions of leading aviation and aerospace industries in the world to inspect modern technologies that could be of use in driving his 5- Point Agenda for the aviation industry in Nigeria, particularly the improvement of infrastructure and promotion of innovation and creativity in cutting-edge technologies relating to civil aviation.