The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Air Peace, Allen Onyema, in this interview says the airline is set to start international operations. He also explains that for the airline to succeed, it requires the support of government, saying that no airline can succeed in the world without the support of its host government. Chinedu Eze brings the excerpts:
How far have you gone in your preparation for international operations?
Well, you know doing international operations is not the same as doing domestic operations. It is a different ball game entirely. A lot of things are involved. Besides your technical preparations, you will also think of the international aero-politics and you think of the cost of having to do these flights. When you want to do international operations the very first time, it is like you are obtaining AOC (Air Operator Certificate) afresh and trying to start airline operations for the first time. So, you must make sure…
