Travelport+ to Power Air Peace's Global Expansion Strategy - By Daisy BARRO

Travelport, a global multi-source content provider, has announced a multi-year content agreement with Air Peace Limited, Nigeria's and West Africa's largest airline. This partnership aims to enhance Air Peace's content distribution across Central and West Africa, as well as key international markets, leveraging Travelport's retailing, content, and branding capabilities through Travelport+.

The agreement reflects the growing demand among emerging market airlines for modern retailing and distribution technologies that extend global reach, improve visibility with travel agencies, and enable airlines to effectively showcase their products and brand. Air Peace operates extensive passenger and charter services across Nigeria and West Africa, with international flights to the Middle East, the Caribbean, and the United Kingdom.
Through this expanded partnership, the airline's full content will be accessible to hundreds of thousands of travel agencies worldwide using Travelport's next-generation marketplace, Travelport+.

"We are delighted to expand our partnership with Air Peace," said Damian Hickey, Chief Commercial Officer at Travelport. "Air Peace is a strategically important airline in West and Central Africa. This agreement strengthens our content offering in these key markets while enabling Air Peace to extend its global reach and deliver enhanced, branded content to travel agencies worldwide."

Nowel Ngala, Chief Commercial Officer of Air Peace Limited, commented: "This partnership with Travelport marks an important milestone in Air Peace's growth and international expansion strategy. As Nigeria's and West Africa's largest airline, we are focused on ensuring our services are easily accessible to travel agencies globally. Travelport's extensive reach and modern technology platform will support our ambition to grow sales, enhance customer experience, and strengthen our presence in key international markets."

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