The South African Government had granted Air Peace an approval to operate daily flights to Johannesburg.
Spokesman for Nigerias Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Ferdinand Nwonye,said this on Monday in a statement in Abuja.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform that the South African Government has granted request for the Nigerian Designated Airline, Air Peace to commence commercial flights to Johannesburg, South Africa.
“The confirmation was granted in the process of ascertaining the level of implementation of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and South Africa.
“At the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) of the 9th Session of the Nigeria/South Africa Bi-National Commission Summit in Pretoria, South Africa on Friday, Sept. 27.
“The proprietor of Air Peace Airlines, Chief Allen Onyema has also confirmed that the airline would commence operation as soon as possible to promote air travel between Nigeria and South Africa,”.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the bi-national meeting focused on consolidation of the subsisting signed Agreements/MoUs between both countries.
The Nigeria-South Africa Joint Commission was established in 1999 to promote relations between both countries and it was upgraded to Bi-National Commission (BNC) in 2001.
To showcase the strategic nature of the relationship between the two important countries on the continent, the commission is expected to be further upgraded to the Summit level on Oct. 3rd 2019.
This is coming shortly after reprisal attacks on South African business interest in Nigeria on the heels of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals including Nigerians in South Africa.
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