Posted by Samuel on Thu 30th Oct, 2025 - tori.ng
Onyema described the milestone as a turning point for Nigeria’s aviation sector and a proof of what effective collaboration between government and private enterprise can achieve.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace Limited, Allen Onyema, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu’s policies enabled his airline to lower the cost of flights on the Abuja–London Heathrow route.
Speaking during an interview on Arise News, he stated that his airline was able to reduce the flight price from as high as $13,000 to approximately $3,000 because Tinubu paved the way for the private sector to thrive.
Onyema described the milestone as a turning point for Nigeria’s aviation sector and a proof of what effective collaboration between government and private enterprise can achieve.
He said, “I want to congratulate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for pulling this off. This is an example of government paving the way for the private sector to thrive.
“No country develops without the private sector, because it is the private sector that embodies and implements the visions and aspirations of government.
“President Tinubu did the right thing for this country. His intervention forced foreign airlines to reduce their ticket prices drastically. Prices have come down from $13,000 from Abuja to Heathrow; we’ve brought it down to $3,000.”
His comments came after Air Peace Limited on Sunday commenced a direct flight from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to the London Heathrow Airport.
Onyema said the flight has “saved Nigerians money and made flying affordable again. Even Britons on our flights were happy because competition has finally arrived.”
The Air Peace boss revealed that the airline now operates 14 weekly flights between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, covering both Lagos–London Gatwick and Abuja–London Heathrow routes, a first for any Nigerian carrier.