The government of India celebrated the first direct flight from Nigeria when Air Peace, on Sunday airlifted 312 Indian nationals from the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos to Cochin International Airport in Kerala.
The 15-crew member historic flight was operated with a B777 aircraft marked 5N-BWI.
According to the verified twitter account of Indians in Nigeria, @india_nigeria, the “repatriation of India nationals from Nigeria began today (Sunday) with the Lagos-Kochi Air Peace flight with 312 passengers. It is the first ever Nigerian airline to fly directly to India.”
They commended the Nigerian government, the Indian High Commission in Nigeria and others that made the flight a reality.
Air Peace had, in a statement by its chief operating officer, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Olajide, expressed delight at the evacuation flight.
She thanked the Indian authorities for engaging Air Peace to operate the flight, while also giving kudos to the Nigerian government for supporting the airline in all its special flights during the COVID-19 lockdown.
