Medview Airline Flies Lagos-Dubai Route from July 4
Chief Executive Officer of Medview Airline Plc, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, on Tuesday announced that the airline would begin flight operations on the Lagos-Dubai route on July 4, 2017.
Speaking to journalists in Lagos, the CEO said that the operations would begin with two weekly flights on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Bankole stated that the Dubai route was considered by the airline earlier, but now they have concluded necessary arrangements with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Dubai and received the necessary permit.
“We will be honest to tell you that Dubai has been in the front burner for a couple of months; the rule of the game is that you need to have what it takes.
“We have submitted the details, worked around the CAA, have gotten the permit, put the employees on ground and now we’re ready to open up the route.
“Dubai frequency will start with Tuesdays and Saturdays, and London will increase to three/four; as you know, we operate on Sundays, Fridays and Wednesdays, and soon, with additional aircraft, we will increase the frequency”, Bankole said.
According to him, the airline has plans to spread its wings to the Francophone countries of Cote’ de Ivoire, Guinea and Senegal, precisely in the next two months, having successfully being operating to Anglophone countries on the West Coast.
Bankole said that Medview would soon deploy a B747 for Hajj operations because of the number of pilgrims.
He said Saudi authorities had increased the number from 75,000 to 96,000, and the airline was making adequate preparation for the exercise adding that Medview would soon take delivery of a B777 and a B737-800 aircraft to boost its fleet.
Medview Airline went public on January 31, with the listing of its shares on the Nigeria Stock Exchange. It will hold its Annual General Meeting next week.
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