Ibom Air and Dana Air on Friday inked a code share deal to enhance their operations and profitability in the domestic market.
Dana Air said in a statement that the agreement tagged ‘Dana-Ibom Air Alliance’ was signed at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo which serves st the corporate headquarters and operational base of Ibom Air.
It explained that the agreement entails both airlines jointly offering flights to common destinations while operating services to destinations that are not within each airline’s regular routes.
By doing so, Dana said the two carriers expand their market presence and competitive footprints in the interest of air travellers.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, the accountable manager and chief operating officer of Dana Air, Obi Mbanuzuo described the deal as “the first of its kind” and “a huge step in the right direction for both Dana Air and Dana Air.”
“This discussion started about a year ago and we are happy to be here today, formalising it.
”It is a partnership for sustainable growth and connectivity for the flying public as Ibom Air passengers can now fly Dana Air to Owerri and all other Dana Air destinations while our guests can now fly to Calabar, Uyo and other Ibom Air destinations.
“Dana Air, like Ibom Air, is committed to the growth of the aviation industry and both airlines have shown great commitment to customer satisfaction, schedule reliability, operational efficiency, passion and innovation.
“We do hope that this partnership between Ibom Air and Dana Air will set a positive precedent for the greater good of the industry,” he added.
For his part, the chief operating officer of Ibom Air, Mr. George Uriesi, highlighted the benefits of the deal to include increased capacity, frequencies into common destinations as well as codeshare flights into destinations each other does not operate into, providing more options for passengers and business retention for both airlines.
“With the initiation of this business alliance, both airlines have embraced a key global best practice. At Ibom Air, our business model and unwavering commitment remains schedule reliability, on-time departures and excellent service. Hence, we are constantly on the lookout for better and more effective ways to serve our customers.
“It took finding the right partner with the same mind set as yours. With the same philosophy committed to provide the basics to the customers, schedule reliability, on-time performance and excellent service essentially the philosophies that tie the two airlines. And I am happy to say Dana
“We are very hopeful that this the beginning of a new and better way of doing business in our country and we are looking at a very fruitful alliance that hopefully other airlines will join in with us or start something. We are very happy about this,” Uriesi said.
