Air Peace on Saturday said it had no regret cancelling or delaying flights to ensure safety of human lives in adherence to air safety standards.
This was contained in a statement by the Head of Corporate Communications at Air Peace, Ejike Ndiulo, in Lagos.
The airline, while empathising with passengers who experienced inconveniences from its flight cancellations and delays, said the disruptions were due to safety considerations.
It reiterated that if weather conditions, technical parameters or operational standards fall short of safety standards, flights will not be operated.
“It is not our policy to delay or cancel flights without due cause, and when we do, we are often the greater loser financially.
“We will never sacrifice safety for convenience, comfort, speed or profit,” it said.
The airline thanked the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, for requesting improvement in its domestic operations.
It also applauded the authority’s efforts in ensuring airline operators’ adherence to global safety standards.
Air Peace, however, said that it was also important to clarify that it had more aircraft than were being rostered for daily operations.
“Therefore, any delays or cancellations we have experienced have absolutely nothing to do with fleet shortage.
“For instance, on Friday, one of our aircraft experienced a bird strike, which damaged the engine while landing in Enugu.
“The aircraft was immediately grounded and withdrawn from operation in accordance with safety protocol,” it added.
According to Air Peace, the aircraft was scheduled to service multiple routes, noting that its unavailability had had a ripple effect on flight operations for the routes.
The NCAA had on Friday held a meeting with the management of the airline on the number of complaints it received on its flight disruptions, JomogNews reports.
