UAE increases flight slots to Air Peace 

15 Dec UAE increases flight slots to Air Peace 

The Federal Ministry of Aviation on Tuesday confirmed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had increased the flight slots allotted to Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest commercial airline, to operate into UAE.

But Air Peace insisted on Tuesday that it was still awaiting the official receipt of the reported letter from the United Arab Emirates on the concession of seven flight slots to the carrier by the UAE government.

But the Director, Public Affairs, FMA, James Odaudu, said it was true that the UAE had allotted increased flight slots to Air Peace.

“I can confirm that the story is true and that the UAE has increased the flight slots of Air Peace in the United Arab Emirates,” he stated.

However, the airline maintained that it had yet to receive any official letter to that effect despite the letter being circulated online which was reportedly written to the carrier by UAE authorities.

The diplomatic row between Nigeria and UAE had persisted since the outbreak of COVID-19, and it increased after the Omicron variant emerged.