The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Peace Airlines, Allen Onyema, has revealed the obstacles his airline has encountered, describing them as both internal and external conspiracies.
Onyema made these remarks on Monday during an interview on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme.
He expressed frustration that Air Peace was denied a Technical Country Operators (TCO) permit by “his own country,” which would have allowed the airline to operate flights to any European country.
Onyema stated, “You suffer what I call both internal and external conspiracies. It took us seven years. We got the designation, I think about six and a half years ago to go into London. Since then, it has been a Cat-and-Mouse game.
“We actually procured our three 777s because of this route, not for any other route,… However, we were not allowed to go.
“Whether you like it or not, there is what is called international aero politics which is very dirty. We applied for the TCO.
TCO means Technical Country Operators permit, you must get that one before you start going into any European country, UK inclusive.
And the TCO organization from Europe wrote our Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority- Do you know Air Peace? Do you know about their designation? And we were denied.
My own country denied us, so they threw it back.”
He highlighted the bureaucratic challenges faced by Nigerian airlines and emphasized the need for support from the Federal Government.
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