Air Peace says it operated at 98% schedule reliability and 87% on-time performance(OTP) in September.
The airline made this known on Thursday, October 5, 2023.
Air Peace explained its schedule reliability stating that 2,522 of its scheduled 2,566 flights were operated, while 231 were delayed. It further said 96 were rescheduled with 27 cancelled flights.
According to the airline 95% of the delays experienced in September were caused by external factors.
Factors like unfavourable weather, statutory airfield closure, ramp congestion, boarding gate congestion and bird strike.
“When you deploy an aircraft for flights and before departure, the crew detects a snag, the aircraft will not fly until it is checked and fixed.
“Air Peace will never compromise established safety standards. We pride ourselves as the safest airline in Nigeria and that is why safety consistently underpins every operational decision we make”, the release stated.
