The Department of Public Transportation(DOPT), facilitated by Benedict Ayade, Cross River State governor, on Thursday, 10th October, negotiated a reduction in air fare and increase in the number of flight’s into and from Calabar by Air Peace.
Comrade Godwin Nyiam, Director General of DOPT who paid a business visit to the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Airpeace, Allen Onyema in Lagos extracted a commitment to increase the number of flights to and from Calabar.
“On the whole, we discussed at length and the CEO of Air Peace has agreed that before the end of November, the number of flights from Lagos to Calabar and Abuja to Calabar will be increased to two daily”. Nyiam said.
The DOPT boss asserted that from the discussion, the cost of air tickets which fluctuates will be stabilized to make it easier and cheaper for people to afford.
“Mr Allen said sometimes, the agents increase the air fares and sometimes hoard the tickets when traffic is high to increase the cost of the tickets and that would be addressed.”
Allen Onyema, in response, according to Comrade Nyiam said Air Peace fares are the cheapest in Africa and every thing will be done to reduce the airfares for travellers in Calabar.
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