Medview to begin flight services to Jeddah
Medview Airlines has concluded plans to commence flight operations into Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia.
The new service is part of efforts by the airline to consolidate operations on the international routes it was designated by the Federal Government. This is coming barely 17 days after it commenced direct flight operations from Lagos to London.
This exists as the airline on Monday unveiled its latest aircraft, Boeing 737-800 from Slovakia to the media.
The Managing Director, Med-View, Alhaji Muneer Bankole while unveiling the new aircraft said that the airline would commence two weekly flights from Lagos to Kano to Jeddah with plans to increase the frequencies to four in the coming months.
He declared that the aircraft, which landed at the international wing of the airport on Sunday evening was leased from Air Explore in Slovakia and would be used for the Jeddah route from December 31, 2015.
The aircraft with the registration number OM-GEX is configured for 176 passengers; eight business class seats and 176 economy seats.
Apart from the Jeddah route, which the aircraft would be deployed, he said the aircraft would immediately commence flight operations on its Yola route, which has since been increased from once daily to twice daily.
Besides, he further disclosed that the airline had been designated to 17 international and regional routes, including seven in Africa, which it would continue to explore and operate into.
He added that in the couple of weeks, it would expand its Port Harcourt operations to two from the existing one daily.
Commenting on its Lagos-London flights, Bankole hinted that the flights had been increasing on a daily basis and expressed confidence that it would continue to grow.
He said, “We chose Gatwick instead of Heathrow airport because the airport has a limited challenge. From Heathrow alone, we have three airlines that are operating direct daily flights; British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Arik Air, but we are the only one operating from Gatwick.
“As it is today, all our flights out of Lagos to London are fully booked till the end of January. I don’t know whether to call it acceptance or something else, but one thing I know is that our flights have been increasing daily and I want to thank Nigerians for this.
“Also, our flights to and from Accra route, which we started about 14 months ago have been increasing and regularly full. We are also planning Dubai operations in the first quarter of 2016 and that is how we hope to grow and consolidate on our operations.”
Also speaking at the event, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Air Explore, Slovakia, Mr. Martin Stulajter, commended management of Med-View for the existing relationship between the two organisations.
Medview Airlines has concluded plans to commence flight operations into Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia.
The new service is part of efforts by the airline to consolidate operations on the international routes it was designated by the Federal Government. This is coming barely 17 days after it commenced direct flight operations from Lagos to London.
This exists as the airline on Monday unveiled its latest aircraft, Boeing 737-800 from Slovakia to the media.
The Managing Director, Med-View, Alhaji Muneer Bankole while unveiling the new aircraft said that the airline would commence two weekly flights from Lagos to Kano to Jeddah with plans to increase the frequencies to four in the coming months.
He declared that the aircraft, which landed at the international wing of the airport on Sunday evening was leased from Air Explore in Slovakia and would be used for the Jeddah route from December 31, 2015.
The aircraft with the registration number OM-GEX is configured for 176 passengers; eight business class seats and 176 economy seats.
Apart from the Jeddah route, which the aircraft would be deployed, he said the aircraft would immediately commence flight operations on its Yola route, which has since been increased from once daily to twice daily.
Besides, he further disclosed that the airline had been designated to 17 international and regional routes, including seven in Africa, which it would continue to explore and operate into.
He added that in the couple of weeks, it would expand its Port Harcourt operations to two from the existing one daily.
Commenting on its Lagos-London flights, Bankole hinted that the flights had been increasing on a daily basis and expressed confidence that it would continue to grow.
He said, “We chose Gatwick instead of Heathrow airport because the airport has a limited challenge. From Heathrow alone, we have three airlines that are operating direct daily flights; British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Arik Air, but we are the only one operating from Gatwick.
“As it is today, all our flights out of Lagos to London are fully booked till the end of January. I don’t know whether to call it acceptance or something else, but one thing I know is that our flights have been increasing daily and I want to thank Nigerians for this.
“Also, our flights to and from Accra route, which we started about 14 months ago have been increasing and regularly full. We are also planning Dubai operations in the first quarter of 2016 and that is how we hope to grow and consolidate on our operations.”
Also speaking at the event, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Air Explore, Slovakia, Mr. Martin Stulajter, commended management of Med-View for the existing relationship between the two organisations.
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