Nigeria’s Air Peace has added two Airbus A320 aircraft to its fleet in a bid to boost operations ahead of the festive season.
The airline announced the news on Twitter, stating that its Airbus fleet now consists of 10 aircraft following delivery of the new planes.
“These new aircraft will help in strengthening our operations as the festive period approaches while supporting new connections & increased frequencies on specific routes,” the airline said.
New Airbus alert: We’ve just received 2 new Airbus 320 aircraft, bringing to 10 Airbus in our fleet.
— Air Peace (@flyairpeace) November 26, 2022
These new aircraft will help in strengthening our operations as the festive period approaches while supporting new connections & increased frequencies on specific routes. pic.twitter.com/p7qalFqCgx
Airline Spokesperson Stanley Olisa highlighted that the aircraft, which were delivered to its Murtala Muhammed International Airport hub, will be operated on both domestic and regional routes.
“These two new Airbus aircraft, in addition to the eight we already have, will further help us in strengthening our operations as Yuletide approaches and as we restart Yola, Uyo and Monrovia services and support our new connections as well as increased frequencies on specific routes,” Olisa said in a Nigerian Flight Deck (NFD) report.
Air Peace shows keen interest in Airbus A320 family
In 2022, Air Peace has supported its capacity by adding Airbus’ A320 family aircraft to its fleet.
On January 18, 2022, the airline received two Airbus A320-200 on a six-month damp-lease contract from EU-based ACMI charter and cargo operator, SmartLynx Airlines.
Air Peace also highlighted in a tweet in January 2022 that it expected to boost its capacity with Embraer 195-E2 aircraft.
Air Peace currently operates a fleet of 39 aircraft, comprising three Boeing 777s, five Embraer E2s, eight Embraer ERJ-145s, 10 Airbus A320s and 13 Boeing 737s, according to planespotters.net data.