In what is being seen as a not a good start to the launch of operations, the CEO of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has criticised London Gatwick Airport.
It is understood that the criticism occurred on a evening TV show in Lagos, Nigeria.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
The Criticism on London Gatwick by Air Peace…
As mentioned in Nairametrics, the Air Peace CEO Allen Onyema made the following criticisms about London Gatwick Airport:
- 24 hours before the inaugural, the airline was moved to another check-in area, with featured a carousel that didn’t work.
- Flights delayed by at least 20 minutes due to the airport failing to provide ground handlers.
- With the above point, London Gatwick Airport has a 80/20 rule on slots, meaning that 80% of flights must leave on-time otherwise they get revoked.
- All incidents on the part of Gatwick will be logged by the airline and then taken further.
Onyema also believes that such incidents have been a result of retaliation by competitors due to Air Peace’s low-cost fares out of London Gatwick.
The Airport Responds: Was It Relevant?
AviationSource approached London Gatwick for a comment on the words of Air Peace CEO.
This is what the airport had to say:
“We are proud to welcome Air Peace to London Gatwick and look forward to working with them to positively benefit travel and trade on the important London to Lagos long-haul route.”
The response from the airport doesn’t really answer the question asked.
Whether there is spin coming from the Air Peace side or the airport side will be hard to determine in this case.
Overall…
In conclusion, it appears that the launch of flights from the UK airport to Lagos with Air Peace haven’t got off to a good start.
Looking ahead, everyone will be looking out for an improvement.
If not, then matters could escalate further, with the airline more than happy to take such action.
But for now, all we can do is see how this situation develops further, if it will at all.
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