MEDVIEW AIRLINE DEPARTS FOR LONDON

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By Adebisi Adeyemi Lagos, Nigeria

 

The only Nigerian carrier on European route yesterday operated its schedule flight to London Gatwick Airport, thus putting paid to misleading reports that the EU restriction affected its UK operations.

The Boeing 747 aircraft jet out of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja with about 240 passengers  on schedule at exactly 1.30pm.

The Airline Chief Operating Officer/ Accountable Manager, Engineer Lookman Animashaun told journalists who had thronged the Airport to confirm the status of Medview Airline declared, “you have seen for yourself that our Lagos-London operation is not in anyway been hampered”. Engineer Animashaun said Medview Airline  has stabilized the fares on the route to the extent that other airlines that exploited Nigerians on the London route had to fall in line otherwise passengers will avoid them.

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He said the wet-leased B747 aircraft with a   460  passengers capacity was introduced in December to take advantage of the heavy traffic during the peak period, saying the aircraft operated with full capacity throughout the season up to March. In the coming months, we will introduce the wet-leased B777 aircraft  from an EU State into the route, and the B747 will be withdrawn to the Jeddah route for Hajj operations, the COO said. Intending passengers had for the past three days besieged the airline offices nationwide to verify the authenticity of the misleading report  about EU restriction and heaved a sigh of relief when told that the London operation was not affected.

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The airline had on Wednesday May, 17 2017, which was a day after the purported restriction operated its schedule flight to London, and returned on Thursday morning .

Pix from left Alhaji Bode Oyedele, Non-Executive Director, Med-View-Airline PLC; Mr Benedict Adeyinka, former Director, Airworthiness Standard, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority NCAA; Alhaji Isqil Bello, Med-View Passenger; Engineer Lookman Animashaun, Chief Operating Officer, Med-View Airline and Mr Ricardo Agbor, Popular Nollywood Actor in a Lagos – Gatwick London Med-View Boeing 747 bound Aircraft at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos on Sunday contrary to ban of Med-View Airline in European Airspace Photo Lamidi Bamidele
Pix from left Alhaji Bode Oyedele, Non-Executive Director, Med-View-Airline PLC; Mr Benedict Adeyinka, former Director, Airworthiness Standard, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority NCAA; Alhaji Isqil Bello, Med-View Passenger; Engineer Lookman Animashaun, Chief Operating Officer, Med-View Airline and Mr Ricardo Agbor, Popular Nollywood Actor in a Lagos – Gatwick London Med-View Boeing 747 bound Aircraft at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos on Sunday contrary to ban of Med-View Airline in European Airspace Photo Lamidi Bamidele
Passengers checking in for Med-View Airline Lagos-Gatwick London flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos on Sunday. Photo Lamidi Bamidele
Passengers checking in for Med-View Airline Lagos-Gatwick London flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos on Sunday. Photo Lamidi Bamidele
Some Med-View Airline Lagos-Gatwick London bound passengers on board Boeing 747 Aircraft at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, lagos on sunday. Photo Lamidi Bamidelee
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