Med-View Airlines Opens Jeddah Services Via Kano.
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| Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdulhakeem Abdullateef, (3rd left), others from left, Head, Business Development, Med-View Airline, Mr. Na’Allah Isiaq, Head, Flight Operations, Capt. Godfrey Ogbogu and Head of Engineering, Engr. Lukman Animashaun during the Airline’s inaugural Flight from Lagos to Jeddah via Kano at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. |
Barely a month after commencing
direct flight services to London Gatwick Airport in the UK, Med-view Airlines has
yet again launched direct flight operations from Lagos to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
via Kano. The airline also opened new domestic routes from Abuja to Kano, and
from Lagos to Kano effective January 4, 2016, as part of its strategy to consolidate
its operations into Saudi Arabia and grow its market share in the Nigerian
business space.
The Executive Director, Technical
Services, Med-View Airlines, Mr. Lukman Animashaun said that the airline has
been allocated four weekly slots into King Abdulazeez International Airport,
Jeddah, but informed that the airline plans to begin operations on the route with
two slots weekly on an initial basis.
“On our inaugural flight, we are
having 44 passengers to Jeddah; 28 from Lagos and 16 from Kano. The passenger
traffic would improve with time. The only competitor we have on that route is
Saudi Air, which only flies from Kano Airport. Other airlines like Egypt Air,
Kenya Airways and many others fly to Jeddah from their base. This is a direct
flight,” said Mr. Animashaun.
Speaking further the airline’s
Executive Director noted with delight that: “This is one good thing Nigerians
would love. Under four hours, you are in Jeddah from Kano and within five and
half hours, you are in Jeddah from Lagos. Also, our luggage allowance is a
major factor for us. We are offering 64kgs for our economy passengers; (2-piece
luggage of 32kgs each) and 96kgs for business class passengers (3-piece luggage
of 32kgs each).
The airline has commissioned a B737-800
on the route departing to the Saudi Arabia on Thursdays and Saturdays with
future plans to introduce a B767-300 as passenger numbers grow on the route,
said Mr. Animashaun, adding that like it did on the London route, the airline would
attract passengers on flights to Jeddah with a lower fare regime starting from
N159,000.
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