The ministry of foreign affairs
says the South African government had granted Air Peace’s request to commence
commercial flights to Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ferdinard Nwoye, a spokesperson
for the ministry, made this known in a statement released in Abuja on Monday.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
wishes to inform that the South African Government has granted request for the
Nigerian Designated Airline, Air Peace to commence commercial flights to Johannesburg,
South Africa,” the statement read.
“The confirmation was granted in
the process of ascertaining the level of implementation of the Bilateral Air
Service Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and South Africa.
“At the Senior Officials Meeting
(SOM) of the 9th Session of the Nigeria/South Africa Bi-National Commission
Summit in Pretoria, South Africa on Friday, September 27.
“The proprietor of Air Peace
Airlines, Chief Allen Onyema has also confirmed that the airline would commence
operation as soon as possible to promote air travel between Nigeria and South
Africa.”
NAN reports the bi-national
meeting focused on consolidation of the subsisting signed agreements/MoUs
between both countries
The Nigeria-South Africa Joint
Commission was established in 1999 to promote relations between both countries
and it was upgraded to Bi-National Commission (BNC) in 2001.
To showcase the strategic nature
of the relationship between the two very important countries, the commission is
expected to be further upgraded to the Summit level on October 3.
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