HeadlineCOVID-19: Air Peace, Aero, Arik Air, Suspend Flights

COVID-19: Air Peace, Aero, Arik Air, Suspend Flights

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BEVERLY HILLS, March 26, (THEWILL) – At least six airlines in the country have announced suspension of flights.

They are Air Peace, AeroContractors of Nigeria, Dana Air, Arik Air, Azman Air and Max Airline.

The carriers said they took the decision as part of efforts to assist the government in curbing the spread of COVID-19.

Dana Air suspended flights for 14 days from on Wednesday, the airline said in a statement while Aero Contractors said it was suspending flights for two weeks.

On its part, Air Peace said it will offer special flights to the government and individuals until it resumes fully on April 20.

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In a statement, the Chief Operating Officer, (COO), Air Peace, Mrs Toyin Olajide, said: “As concerted efforts are being made to stop the spread of the pandemic, Coronavirus, Air Peace will suspend all its flight services.

“It is with a great sense of responsibility that we have decided, in the best interest of our nation, our passengers and workforce, to suspend scheduled flight operations for 23 days effective 23.00hrs on Friday (an hour before midnight on Friday) the 27th day of March, 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“This difficult decision was reached to, not only, support the efforts of the Federal Government and other stakeholders in curbing the spread of this virus in our nation, but also to protect our teeming passengers and our staff from becoming victims of the pandemic.

“Continuation of flight operations in the present circumstances we find ourselves as airlines, could lead to the total collapse of any airline hence the need to quickly stem the rising financial burden and costs of operations.

“While the suspension is on, we are, however, willing to do special flights both for the government and our people. Normal scheduled flight operations shall resume on April 20, 2020. We regret any inconvenience this decision may have caused our teeming passengers.”

Arik Air on its part, also announced a temporarily suspension of all scheduled commercial flight operations effective 23:00hrs on Friday, March 27, 2020.

According to its spokesman, Adebanji Ola, the management of the airline took the decision in order to mitigate the risk of the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) to its valued customers and staff, and hopes to resume services as soon as feasible.

He said customers who have confirmed tickets could still use their tickets when the airline resumes flight operations.

Such tickets, he said could also be modified at no extra charge.

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