The Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyema, has expressed the airline’s readiness to operate direct flights to Israel.
Onyema’s commitment was disclosed in a statement released by Air Peace’s media executive, Mr Stanley Olisa on Saturday, October 15, 2022, following his visit to the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) in Abuja.
Onyema, alongside the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Micheal Freeman, was hosted by the Executive Secretary of NCPC, Rev Yakubu Pam.
According to the statement, Rev Pam hinted that by the end of November, direct flights from Nigeria to Israel would be launched.
The NCPC boss said, “having a direct flight to Israel by a Nigerian airline will curtail the issue of high expenditure and reduce abscondment.
“Our joy is that our own person, a Nigerian, will be the first to have this opportunity to airlift pilgrims directly to Israel.”
Rev Pam also stated that a direct route will reduce the cost of flight drastically.
The cleric also expressed gratitude to the Ambassador for considering it imperative to pay a courtesy visit to NCPC barely nine months after assuming office.
“We are very humble to receive you here in your capacity as one who represents the entire country of Israel in Nigeria,” Pam said.
He stated that the NCPC was set up primarily to coordinate and supervise the movement of Christians to Israel and other Holy places around the world.
He commended the Ambassador for his zeal and doggedness in charting a way forward for Christian Pilgrimage and also applauded Onyema for his national humanitarian interventions.