Air Peace Delivers Pleasant Lagos-London Experience, Earns Praise For Service, Nigerian Cuisine
Air Peace has received commendation from passengers following a Lagos-London flight, with travellers praising the airline’s Business Class service, hospitality, meals and efforts to provide a distinctly Nigerian experience on its international route.
The positive assessment came from the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Sports, Hon. Daniel Igali, and his co-passenger, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, who’s the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, who shared their experiences on Facebook after arriving Gatwick Airport on the Nigerian carrier on September 2 from Lagos.
Igali, popularly known as “The Champ,” described his experience aboard Air Peace as a “pleasant surprise.”
He disclosed that he initially had reservations about the airline after reading several unflattering reviews about its London service on social media.
However, he said his experience turned out to be considerably better than he had anticipated.
According to him, the Business Class cabin was comfortable, with fully reclining seats that enabled passengers to get proper sleep during the overnight flight.
He stated that the meals were good and generous in portion, although his inability to tolerate late dinners meant he could not do justice to his meal.
Igali also acknowledged that the in-seat entertainment system could be improved, but noted that tablets loaded with movies and programmes were provided for Business Class passengers.
He also praised the pilots for their professionalism and described the cabin crew as warm, respectful and courteous.
A major highlight of the journey, he said, came after the aircraft arrived at Gatwick Airport with the airline providing a complimentary chauffeur service to their hotel in Ealing.
He noted that the arrangement was a significant courtesy, particularly in London, and commended their driver, Ammar, for his excellent service.
Reflecting on the experience, the Olympic gold medallist in wrestling said Nigerians should not only point out the shortcomings of indigenous businesses, but should equally acknowledge them when they get things right.
He stressed that supporting Nigerian businesses should go hand in hand with demanding high standards and world-class service.
“Supporting Nigerian enterprises should never mean lowering our standards. It should mean demanding world-class standards from our own and giving credit when they deliver.
”On this Lagos to London journey, Air Peace did Nigeria proud. I boarded with reservations. I arrived pleasantly surprised.”
Similarly, Alabrah in his post, referenced Igali’s remarks but added that it was a pleasant experience for him savouring a hot bowl of goat meat pepper soup, a Nigerian delicacy aboard the airline.
The media guru noted that frequent international travellers would appreciate what such an experience meant, especially when many foreign airlines operating out of Nigeria served meals described as continental but which do not always satisfy passengers’ palates.
Alabrah, who also posted a video of him enjoying the pepper soup, advised Air Peace to further explore Nigerian culinary options as part of its international passenger service, saying the airline deserved commendation and support for its efforts.
The two separate accounts offer different perspectives on the Air Peace experience, with Alabrah drawing attention to the appeal of Nigerian cuisine in the skies, while Igali focused on the airline’s Business Class comfort, customer service and complimentary ground transportation in London.
