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  • Medview to begin flight to Jeddah

    Medview to begin flight to Jeddah

    Medview Airlines has concluded plans to commence flight operations into Jeddah,  in Saudi Arabia.

    The new service is part of efforts by the airline to consolidate operations on the international routes it was designated to cover by the Federal Government.

    This is coming many weeks after it began direct flight operations from Lagos to London.  This is coming on the heels of its latest  Boeing 737-800 addition from Slovakia.

    The Managing Director, Med-View, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, while unveiling the new aircraft, said that the airline would commence two weekly flights from Lagos-Kano to Jeddah with plans to increase the frequencies to four in the coming months.

    Apart from the Jeddah route, he said the aircraft would immediately  begin flight operations on its Yola route, which has since  been increased from one daily to twice daily.

    He said the airline is designated to  fly 17 international and regional routes, including seven in Africa, which it would continue to explore and operate into, adding that in a couple of weeks, it would expand its Port Harcourt operations to two from the existing one daily flight schedule.

    Commenting on its Lagos-London flights, Bankole hinted that the flights have been increasing on a daily basis and expressed confidence that it would continue to grow.

    He said, “We chose Gatwick instead of Heathrow airport because the airport has a limited challenge. From Heathrow alone, we have three airlines that are operating direct daily flights; British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Arik Air, but we are the only one operating from Gatwick.

    “As it is today, all our flights out of Lagos to London are fully booked till the end of January. I don’t know whether to call it acceptance or something else, but the one thing I know is that our flights have been increasing daily and I want to thank Nigerians for this.

    “Also, our flights to and from Accra route, which we started about 14 months ago have been increasing and regularly full. We are also planning Dubai operations in the first quarter of 2016 and that is how we hope to grow and consolidate on our operations.

    Speaking to reporters in Kano after the announcing plans to commence Jeddah operations from Kano and Abuja ,  Bankole said the airline is ready to offer quality services to link northern part of Nigeria with Saudi Arabia. .He said Med-View Airline has already established itself as the main airline operating from the Maiduguri airport direct to Jeddah with the shortest route of about three and half hours to the Holy Land

    According to him, Med-View customers has nothing to worry about as the Airline has distinguished itself in terms of guaranteeing the safety, descent services, customer-friendly, maintenance and total security

    He also revealed that by next year, the Airline with the certified by International Air Transport Association (IATA), adding that “Med-View Airline has come to render good services to the people. We started as Hajj carriers and we have carried over 286, 000 Nigerians in and outside Saudi Arabia without problem.”

    “I want to use Med-View to give back to Kano what I benefited from here; and that is why we have come with a business line that will be favourable to all stakeholders, profitable to all and also add value to Med-View Airline, Kano and the aviation industry.”

     

     

     

     

  • Medview to begin flight services to Jeddah

    Medview Airlines has concluded plans to commence flight operations into Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia.

    The new service is part of efforts by the airline to consolidate operations on the international routes it was designated by the Federal Government.  This is coming barely 17 days after it commenced direct flight operations from Lagos to London.

    This exists as the airline on Monday unveiled its latest aircraft, Boeing 737-800 from Slovakia to the media.

    The Managing Director, Med-View, Alhaji Muneer Bankole while unveiling the new aircraft said that the airline would commence two weekly flights from Lagos to Kano to Jeddah with plans to increase the frequencies to four in the coming months.

    He declared that the aircraft, which landed at the international wing of the airport on Sunday evening was leased from Air Explore in Slovakia and would be used for the Jeddah route from December 31, 2015.

    The aircraft with the registration number OM-GEX is configured for 176 passengers; eight business class seats and 176 economy seats.

    Apart from the Jeddah route, which the aircraft would be deployed, he said the aircraft would immediately commence flight operations on its Yola route, which has since been increased from once daily to twice daily.
    Besides, he further disclosed that the airline had been designated to 17 international and regional routes, including seven in Africa, which it would continue to explore and operate into.

    He added that in the couple of weeks, it would expand its Port Harcourt operations to two from the existing one daily.

    Commenting on its Lagos-London flights, Bankole hinted that the flights had been increasing on a daily basis and expressed confidence that it would continue to grow.
    He said, “We chose Gatwick instead of Heathrow airport because the airport has a limited challenge. From Heathrow alone, we have three airlines that are operating direct daily flights; British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Arik Air, but we are the only one operating from Gatwick.

    “As it is today, all our flights out of Lagos to London are fully booked till the end of January. I don’t know whether to call it acceptance or something else, but one thing I know is that our flights have been increasing daily and I want to thank Nigerians for this.

    “Also, our flights to and from Accra route, which we started about 14 months ago have been increasing and regularly full. We are also planning Dubai operations in the first quarter of 2016 and that is how we hope to grow and consolidate on our operations.”

    Also speaking at the event, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Air Explore, Slovakia, Mr. Martin Stulajter, commended management of Med-View for the existing relationship between the two organisations.

    Stulajter assured that the existing relationship would continue as the airline had proved to be reliable and consistent in its business development plans.

  • MedView kicks off direct flights to Jeddah

    The Federal Government has designated Med-View as flag carrier to Saudi Arabia. As a result, the airline has commenced flights to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

    The four-weekly flights are sequel to the approval the firm secured from the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority (GACA).

    The Managing Director of the airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, said the flights would be routed through Lagos-Abuja-Jeddah and Lagos-Kano-Jeddah.

    This is just as the schedule released by the airline coincides with the this year’s Hajj airlift to accommodate international passengers who will not be on the platform of the states’ Pilgrims Welfare Boards for the pilgrimage, and others not on pilgrimage.

    The flights, which started on September 6, according to Bankole, will run throughout summer.

    The GACA, Bankole said, has also okayed the winter schedule for the weekly flights.

    He said the airline will serve the routes  granted it by the Federal Government. They include London, Dubai, Dakar, Accra, Monrovia,  Libreville, Doula.

    He said the airline has continued to maintain its over 10 years’track-record of hitch-free operation in the airlift of pilgrims, saying: “In the 2015 Hajj we operated with much more modern equipment that have business class seats for officials of pilgrims boards from the various from stated that were allocated to us by NAHCON.”

    Med-View airline airlifted pilgrims from Southwest, Southsouth, Southeast states and Borno.

    Meanwhile, a source said the airline was rooting for the Lagos-London route, but details were being kept under wraps until the arrangements had been concluded.

  • Medview flies Hajj pilgrims

    MEDVIEW Airline yesterday started Hajj operations with the airlifting of 540 pilgrims to Medina for this year’s Holy pilgrimage to Mecca.

    The pilgrims from Ogun State were airlifted in two jumbo aircraft – B777-200ER and B767-300ER  – from the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja.

    The  operation will continue for the next two weeks for the airline to complete the  airlift of over 9,000 pilgrims allocated to it by the National Hajj Commission.

    Medview Airline is operating from  four airports – Lagos for Southwest, Port Harcourt (Southsouth), Enugu (Southeast states) and Maiduguri for Borno State pilgrims.

    Officials of the Zone’s Hajj Commission expressed satisfaction over the airline’s preparedness for the airlift.

    Medview Airline’s Managing Director/Chief executive officer , Alhaji Muneer Bankole, yesterday assured pilgrims of hitch-free operations.

    He told pilgrims during  documentation at the Hajj Camp, Murtala Muhammed Airport, that they were being flown directly to Medina.

    He said the plan would remove the stress and hazard associated with road transportation from Jeddah to the Holy Land.

     

  • Medview gets FirstBank’s facility

    Medview Airlines has secured a credit facility from First Bank Nigeria (FBN) Plc to expand its fleet for its proposed intercontinental operations.

    The credit facility, according to the Managing Director of the airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, would enable the carrier acquire more aircraft to expand its operations on both local regional and intercontinental flights.

    Bankole said the assistance from First Bank would go a long way to enable it acquire three aircraft in its expansion plan, describing the partnership with the bank as a welcome development in the aviation sector.

    The aircraft just acquired a Boeing 737-400 Classic would enable the carrier boost its expansion plan.

    With the additional aircraft, Med-View fleet now grows to five Boeing aircraft. The aircraft is configured for 150 passengers; business and economy classes.

    Bankole said the aircraft had undergone the necessary inspection and certification by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA’s) inspectors before it was flown into the country from Thailand.

    Bankole said the introduction of the aircraft was an integral part of its long term business model, adding that the aircraft would immediately be deployed to Yola route.

    He explained further that another Boeing 767 aircraft would join the airline’s fleet very soon, saying that the expected aircraft would be deployed to Jeddah and Dubai, which it hoped to commence by the last week in June.

    He said FirstBank financed the acquisition of the aircraft for the airline, informing that out of its five aircraft, the bank had bankrolled three.

    He said: “We are as usual poised to give our customers the best of service and with the introduction of our additional new baby, we will definitely expand our fleet and operations.

  • Medview Airlines set for listing

    Medview Airlines has said it has begun discussions with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as part of efforts to get the carrier listed.

    Its Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Muneer Bankole who spoke during a briefing  to mark the two years anniversary of the carrier in Lagos, said the airline has started discussions with some foreign carriers in the Middle  East  on how to secure code share and other operational agreements ahead of its planned flight operations into Dubai and Jeddah.

    He said the airline, over the last two years has flown on the domestic route over 756, 437 passengers, as plans are underway to extend flights into Kano, Owerri, Calabar and Uyo as it increases its fleet size from four aircraft to six .

    He said the airline has also flown over 250, 000 Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in the past years.

    Bankole said the airline decided to go to the  Exchange to make it the people’s airline.

    He said the carrier is favourably disposed to becoming the national carrier if approached by government.

    He endorsed the merger and consolidation of airlines proposed by industry experts affirming that it would enhance capacity and reduce operating costs if airlines put their resources together for optimal service.

    He said nothing is wrong with government setting up a national carrier, arguing that it would boost national pride and enable Nigeria recoup the huge money carted away annually by foreign carriers who do not add value to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP).

    Bankole said government should put stricter measures in place to checkmate the invasion of the aviation sector by foreign carriers, which enjoy multiple entry points into the Nigerian market.

    He said domestic operators were grappling with the challenge of multiple charges by aviation agencies.

    He canvassed reduction and harmonisation in the charges, which he said is one of the ways government could reduce the operating costs of airlines.

    He also urged government to intervene in the oscillating price of aviation fuel, which he said is a huge challenge facing many operators.

    He said the hurdles erected by some countries for Nigerian carriers seeking traffic rights and approvals into their country is huge, as operators are required by some countries to provide over half a million Saudi Arabian currency as bank guarantee, in addition to having a foreign operators certificate as pre-conditions for flights.

    He said such harsh conditions should apply to foreign carriers flying into Nigeria, which have eroded the market with flexible conditions.

    Bankole said at the rate government is granting multiple entry point for foreign carriers, domestic operators are being undermined, a development that could stall the growth of aviation sector in Nigeria.

    He said :” We need more airlines . The number of airlines in Nigeria are not enough . The current capacity by existing carriers is not enough . We welcome new operators . The major problem we have in the aviation sector today is multiple taxes. It is affecting domestic operators , we need government to consider how to harmonise such charges . We are optimistic that the committee set up by government has started sitting and hope that there would be harmonisation of the charges  and multiple taxes .

    Another problem is the influence of foreign carriers which have invaded our market without adding any value to our domestic economy . Government has to do something fast by supporting local airlines, which are committed to the development of the industry by creating jobs for aviation professionals .”

     

     

  • Medview to begin flights into Jeddah, Dubai

    TO reciprocate the bilateral air services agreements between Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, Medview Airlines has concluded plans to begin flights to Jeddah and Dubai.

    The flights, according to the Managing Director of Medview Airlines, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, is sequel to obtaining necessary licences and approvals to operate four flights into Jeddah and Dubai weekly.

    He said the flights into Jeddah would originate from Kano and Abuja, while operations into Dubai are billed to begin  inNovember.

    Speaking in an interview in Lagos after the opening of its Middle East regional office in Jeddah Bankole said it was the fulfilment of a lifelong dream.

    His words: “We thank Allah for fulfilling this dream. It has been our ambition to establish an airline that could serve the Nigerian-Jeddah route and help numerous Nigerian passengers.

    ‘’Medview has obtained all necessary licences and approvals to operate four scheduled weekly flights from Kano and Abuja into Jeddah. We have also obtained license to fly into Dubai. We expect this service to start in November.”

    Nigetian Consul General to Saudi Arabia, Ambassador Ahmed Umar praised the airline for alleviating the suffering of Nigerian travellers to the Kingdom who had to spend long hours for a journey of just four hours.

    He pledged to support Medview and other Nigerian businesses willing to establish business in Saudi Arabia.

    Umar said Medview operations would foster better relationship between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia.

  • Medview Airline: Fatade got it wrong

    We read the unfortunate account of Wale Fatade’s experience on our Flight – VL2107 of Wednesday, May 7, 2014 from Abuja to Lagos. Wale Fatade’s anger is over delays of the flight.  It is unfortunate, first and foremost because a passenger felt unhappy with our service; a situation we never want to occur.  Secondly, because in spite of all efforts we made to manage a situation beyond our control with particular reference to best practices in passenger handling when flights are delayed, Fatade still found it exciting to run down Med-View even when his Lagos–Abuja Flight was excellent as he acknowledged.

    As a responsible airline, we do not intend to join issues with Wale Fatade over his perception of MedView Airline as contained in his opinion on page 76 of The Nation newspapers, Sunday 18, 2014 edition.  MedView Airline’s operations are guided by safety procedures, which are never compromised for any reason whatsoever.   Adherence to the safety procedures is what has made Medview to stand out as an airline in the industry in terms; of on-time departure, good in-flight services and excellent customer care.

    Flight delays, whether international or domestic, are sometimes inevitable, especially when safety issues are involved.  We concede that there was a delay on the day in question, but we took all the necessary steps, which are in tandem with our policy as well as that of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on how to handle passengers in such a situation.  First, we sent out an SMS well ahead of time informing all passengers about the delays so that they don’t come to the airport to wait for a long time.  This was followed with an offer of refreshment, and when it was time for boarding, priority was accorded children followed by the elderly. The necessary apologies were offered.  Med-View also made an offer to passengers in form of discounts in their next flight. All these the author acknowledged.  Even the NCAA commended our staff in Abuja for the way they handled the passengers. For any discerning mind, Med-View acted in consonance with laid down procedures

    It therefore sounds spurious for a journalist of repute, who is involved in the training of investigative reporters at the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), to devote half a page in The Nation newspapers to deride MedView Airline.  In an attempt by Fatade to paint Medview airline black, and misinform the public, he claimed that he missed a dinner in Port Harcourt on September 17, 2013 because the flight scheduled for 3pm did not take off until 7pm.  That is not true as there was no 3pm flight schedule to Port Harcourt from Lagos during that period, even though there was a delay as a result of bad weather.  From our records, Fatade’s ticket which was purchased on September 16, 2013 with a credit card for the September 17 flight had a departure time of 19.30pm and to arrive Port Harcourt at 20.30pm.

    We share Fatade’s passion like any other passenger, but it won’t have taken more than three or four paragraphs for him to register his grouse.  In a fit of anger, Mr. Fatade ignored the basic tenet of fairness and accuracy (all sides of a story must have their say) as contained in ICIR Code of Ethics.  In spite of Fatade’s tirade, Med-view will not relent in its efforts to maintain safety standards and procedures with customer care as the nerve centre.

    All the same, Med-View regards Wale Fatade as one of its best customers, and looks forward to having him on board our future flights.

    Mr.  Isiaq Na-Allah

    AGM. Business Development

    Med-View Airline

    21, Olowu Street, Ikeja

  • Flying Medview is a horror

    A quick journey to Abuja on Wednesday, May 7, via Medview Airlines was a horrific experience that surely left me with post traumatic stress disorder. Since mental and psychological health are not areas we give much thought to in this part of the world, it is important that Nigerians, and the global community, get to read the story and not just marvel or create hashtags at how low we have sunk as a country. Especially these days that the world’s attention is focused on our country as we seek to bring back the Chibok girls, other silent killers are ravaging our souls leaving behind decimation that will need a long time to heal.

    Actually, that was my second time on Medview ever since the airline commenced domestic operations in November 2012. It started with hajj operations in 2007 but my experience last September 17 when I flew its plane to Port Harcourt left a sour taste in my mouth. The 3pm flight of that day took off at 7pm, making me to miss an important dinner scheduled for that time. It was, however, gracious enough to offer angry passengers vouchers for food at a restaurant in the airport. Ever since, I steered clear of Medview like a plague until last week and certainly the leopard can never change its spots.

    Our flight to Abuja took off as scheduled, 7am, and it was a smooth flight spiced with conversation between us and another passenger. Expectedly, Boko Haram, the World Economic Forum (WEF), Christianity, and inevitably that topic whenever a group of men discuss, sports, specifically in this case, football, were issues we debated and argued. We landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport and it appeared to be under siege with a plethora of gun-toting soldiers and policemen everywhere. This could not stop a Toyota SUV driving to the tarmac to pick one of us who arrived on the same flight. We proceeded straight to the city seeing an almost empty Abuja. Initially, we thought the closure of government offices for the WEF would affect our programme, but it was not so.

    My friend and I felt it was a little bit early to go to airport for our return flight at 6:30pm after we finished our business and we did not want to disturb other friends in Abuja. Time was just around 1pm and I was glad that there would be enough time for me to read Jared Diamond’s The World Until Yesterday that was in my bag. We got to the airport and presented our tickets at the Medview counter. That was when we should have been concerned as the gentleman who collected our tickets was reluctant in giving us boarding passes until another person, most likely a supervisor, told him to go ahead.

    Old friends, same problems

    The alarm bells in my head went off when I discovered that the boarding pass read 8:30pm, with no explanation, no apology, and no information from any Medview staff. Shortly after being screened, I saw an old friend and egbon, Dr. WoleOdutolu, whom I’ve not seen for years. He was excited to see me too, and he held my hands for some minutes as we sat down to catch up on a lot of issues. At this point, my friend disappeared and left me with the doctor to continue our discussion.

    Seeing someone after a long time is always an invitation to a long discussion and this was what happened. Odutolu and I kept on moving from one topic to another and, at a point, we changed location to get some drinks. With a bottle of Snapple in my hands, we continued our discussion on Nigeria and our home state, Osun. At this point, I saw Stephen Keshi, the Super Eagles coach, who just released a 30-man list for the World Cup in Brazil, with Victor Ikpeba afar and I felt like walking up to them to congratulate Keshi for including two names on that list. But that would be rude, so I continued my discussion with Dr. Odutolu.

    Later, poet, former student activist, lawyer, professor, and now an aspirant to the House of Representatives, Ogaga Ifowodo, joined us but did not sit down. He was on another Medview flight billed to take off at 2:30pm but it was already over an hour as at then. “Oh boy, which kind country be dis?” Ifowodo asked me in pidgin. “I’ve been here for one hour now and nobody is saying anything on this flight. Why do we allow ourselves to be treated this way? Honestly, we must do something,” he added. Tired, he concluded, “Wale, let me go and find somewhere to crash as I don’t know when we are leaving.” He, however, reminded me to contribute to his campaign, as he does not have any godfather bankrolling him.

    I should have joined in his lamentations. Selfishly, my thought was on the fact that my flight was 8:30 and Medview must have sorted things out by then, I erroneously assumed. Shortly after, another colleague of Dr. Odutolu joined us and we continued our discussion. Simon Kolawole of The Cable passed by too but not without accusing me of missing the launch of his new project. “Thanks for coming, I saw you at our launch,” he said sarcastically. Odutolu’s flight was announced and he left me with his colleague whose knowledge of Ogun State politics dazzled me as we compared notes on the forthcoming elections in Ekiti and Osun States, the rift between Gov. Ibikunle Amosun and former Gov. Olusegun Osoba in Ogun State, and the 2015 presidential elections.

    Waiting for Godot

    His flight too was announced and I stood up to stretch my legs again. That was when I knew that our wait would be long as Medview scheduled another flight for 4:30pm, meaning three flights were booked to fly to Lagos – 2:30, 4:30, and 6:30 based on tickets sold. Around 5pm, the 2:30 flight departed leaving two flights behind. As the flight was announced, some passengers on the other two joined and were politely turned back. Tempers started flying at this point. “Why did they sell tickets when there was no plane?” “Why are we like this?” These were some of the questions people asked. I still kept quiet because I could not imagine that there would be no flight for us at 8:30pm. “Cool down,” I told myself. Three hours were enough to arrange a plane that would take us to Lagos.

    Keshi was one of those that were turned back as we were booked for flight VL2107. Shaking hands with people around me, I congratulated him for including two players, Ramon Azeez and Sunday Mba, on the list. “Thank you, my oga,” he responded with smiles. To everybody, he responded the same way, “You know I have many ogas, all of you are my ogas.” The waiting continued till 8:30pm. Our dilemma was growing, as there was no plane to convey us to Lagos. That was the first time Medview communicated to us, having kept us waiting.

    “Attention please, passengers on flight VL 2107 please proceed to the Medview counter for light refreshment,” was the announcement when we thought it was a boarding announcement. I could not hold it any longer, and I walked up to a staff. “What exactly is happening to our flight,” I asked a man in blue shirt who had carefully concealed his identity card like other Medview staff. Suddenly, a man with a beard as long as that of Kongi though not as well kept as that of the playwright blurted, “Don’t answer him, please. If you answer his question, he would ask another one.” I was aghast and I really felt like slapping the old man even when I’m not giving to violence. “Please walk away from this place before I do something both of us will not like,” I shouted at him, and, wisely, he walked away.

    “We had a delay in Lagos, it is raining now and that’s why there’s no plane available,” the Medview staff answered. He added that text messages were sent to passengers earlier that the flight has been rescheduled to 8:30pm which neither me nor my friend got. We continued waiting and that was when I discovered that the airport seats were not comfortable at all. Walking around to stretch my legs was the only way I could retain my sanity while others continually looked at the tarmac awaiting the plane’s arrival like passengers waiting for a BRT bus at the terminal.

    Finally, some few minutes after 10pm, the plane landed. I never knew I would witness what happened thereafter again in Nigeria as passengers were jostling and shuffling to get to the boarding gate as two flights were combined. Mercifully, women with children were allowed to pass first. We took off at 10:50pm and my wife could not believe me when I told her. “Are you in Lagos now?” she asked, thinking we had landed. “No, we are just boarding,” I replied. We landed at 11:45pm and the only thing Medview offered were repeated apologies by the pilot and cabin crew. Nothing about compensation or damages but the temerity to add that “we look forward to welcoming you on board soonest.”

    Tired and angry, I made my way to the taxi park and I vowed never to board Medview again and also to brief my lawyers. This cannot continue, I said within me, and surely Medview will hear from me again on this matter.

     

    Fatade is a journalist in Lagos

  • Medview Airlines to fly on six international routes

    Medview Airlines to fly on six international routes

    Medview Airlines has been designated by the Federal Government to fly into six regional and international routes to actualise the principle of reciprocity in the bilateral air services agreement the Nigerian government signed with other countries of the world.

    The routes according to the Managing Director if the airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole include: 14 frequencies on the Lagos / Accra route;  Lagos / Dakar ; Lagos / Libreville;  Lagos/ Abuja / Jeddah ;Kano / Jeddah, which are four frequencies . The other routes are  : Lagos / Dubai  and Enugu / Singapore.

    Bankole disclosed the routes  in an interview while taking delivery of the fourth aircraft acquired by the airline at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

    He said the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA), has already granted Medview Airlines, the international air permit to carry  out the international operations.

    He said Medview Airlines is the first carrier to be awarded the new international permit by the new Director General of the authority, Captain Folaleye  Akinkuotu.

    Bankole assured that before the end of the year, Medview Airlines would begin direct flights into Dubia , even as plans are in place to consolidate on other routes, in which the airline has been designated.

    He said within a year that Medview Airlines began operations on the domestic scene of the industry it has flown over 250,000 passengers.

    He said the carrier airlifts a monthly average of about 30,000 monthly.

    “It has been a pride of this company and for Nigeria today to see a domestic airline within a short space of time growing as you have seen.

    ‘’We are  proud to tell you that, we spoke with you in January and we promised you that in another six to eight months we will give you two more aircraft, this one of them acquired by MedView, it is an aircraft that we purchase, we call it lease purchase and we have 737-800 coming in very soon, ’’Bankole stated.