Arik Air has won Africa’s Most Outstanding Airline of the Year 2023 Award instituted by Africa Quality Institute in collaboration with the World Quality Alliance.
Spokesman for the airline, Mr. Adebanji Ola, quoted the awards committee in a release as saying that Arik was honoured because “it has, over the years, proven to be a leading light in the area of quality culture and quality management best practices.”
Commenting on the significance of the award, Arik Air’s chief operating officer, Capt Adetokunbo Adekunbi said: “We are delighted with this quality achievement award and want to thank the organisers for this honour.
“Arik Air is committed to continual improvement of the management system and operational performance, which includes regular review of all performance-based indicators including safety performance indicators (SPI’s) which target regular analysis of malfunctions or undesirable operational results and follow-up of corrective actions and their effectiveness.
“Through the Quality assurance system, Arik Air shall ensure that quality objectives are met, problem areas are identified and rectified through the internal and external audit system, and preventative and/or corrective actions are taken in the case of any non-compliance or non-conformity,” he said.
The African Quality Achievement Awards is an annual event initiated to celebrate leadership innovation and creativity in quality and management in Africa.
The award is aimed at identifying, recognising and rewarding companies, personalities and products that apply quality culture and quality management best practices to the analysis, planning and implementation and control of policies designed to achieve corporate objectives in both profit and non-profit making organisations in Africa.
