Discovery Airways Begins Operations December

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In spite of the challenges besetting domestic air operations in Nigeria, new airlines are poised to join the market. The latest airline, Discovery Airways, which will begin operations middle of this month, said the huge potential in air transport sector attracted to the business.
 
The airline which delivered its first aircraft, a Boeing B373 last week said that it had studied the market and known the factors that made   to collapse. The airline said it would steer away from the weaknesses noticed, operate safe, sustainable and provide affordable services.
Managing Director of the airline, Abdusallami Muhammed, told newsmen during the delivery ceremony at the domestic terminal of the Lagos airport, (MMA2) that the new airline would fill an existing niche in the market with on time take off, good fares and inimitable passenger satisfaction.
 
“The major reason we established this airline is to provide Nigerians, safe, sound and effective airline that actually make Nigerian to fly from point A to point B at the lowest cost. That is what we want to achieve. Discovery Airways is an airline that was set up about a year ago with the aim of offering Nigerian travelling public something that is missing in the airline service, which is very good customer service, apart from the fact that there is shortage of commercial aircraft in the country,” he said.
He added that the airline will start operations with the popular destinations: Abuja, Lagos, and Port Harcourt but would expand the routes structure as it brings in more aircraft.
 
“Today marks important day for us because the first of our aircraft just arrived from England. The second one will follow in the next two weeks and we are going to start with three aircraft. The third one will come in January. The one that just arrived is a Boeing B737-300,” he said.
According to him, the   major reason the airline was established is to provide price effective airline that can enable Nigerians to fly.
He also disclosed that Discovery Airways had already signed agreement with two major maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organisations in England and France, noting that these organisations have been certified by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
 
“We signed contracts with MROs in England and in France as well and I can tell you they are top notch MROs and they have been certified by NCAA. We have religiously gone through each process of the way that will lead to obtaining AOC (Air Operator Certificate). We want to give the best service to Nigerians although it is coming at a premium and we want to actualise the ideal situation the Minister is trying to put in place. We have our marketing model which we are going to unveil gradually,” Mohammed said.
According to him, although it is hoped that the airline would begin service by the middle of this month, he admitted that it is subject to the decision of NCAA.
 
“The commencement of our operations is, however, subject to NCAA because we are still going through our certification to get our AOC. As you know, the AOC process is in five phases and we are now in the 4th phase and the 5th phase is just the issuance of the certificate. So now we are in the demonstration phase. The flight today (November 30, 2013) is part of that demonstration. Now we will be expected, for the next few days, to be flying all over the country, but we will not be carrying passengers,” he said.
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