Can Air Peace Survive Emirates Return to Nigeria?

It is a fundamental error for Allen Onyema to see British Airways, Virgin, KLM, Lufthansa and other European airlines in that class as his competition. Those airlines are in the upper range of the global aviation industry and will nearly always be full on the Lagos-London, and Abuja-London routes. Why? Because Nigerians have become used to them and even see them as a status symbol. I don't support that. However, I am a realist. 

The chief competitor for Air Peace will be lower-budget airlines, that can even sell tickets at a loss to squeeze out a rival. Airlines like Ethiopian Airlines, Egypt Air, Royal Maroc, Kenya Airways, Turkish Airlines, RwandAir, etc. 

During the xenophobic attacks in South Africa, I helped buy tickets for Nigerians fleeing South Africa, and the prices I saw for RwandAir do not make sense, even today. Those guys can charge almost nothing. It is hard to beat their price. 

And the reason these airlines listed above can offer rock-bottom prices is because they have the support of their governments. 

Without the support of the Nigerian government, Air Peace WILL lose the price war on the Lagos-London route. And they will lose not to British Airways (which is not a national airline). They will lose to Ethiopian Airways, Egypt Air, RwandAir, or Royal Maroc.

If you go on Expedia right now, the only advantage that Air Peace has over these other non European airlines is that they offer a direct flight. Other than that, they are beaten on price. Will Nigerians pay higher for a direct Air Peace flight? 

The cheapest Lagos to London flight on Expedia is from RwandAir. Then Air France. Then Egypt Air. Ethiopian Airlines follows closely. Next is Kenya Airways. 

Let me shock you. Air Peace is not even on Expedia. And Expedia is the world's largest seller of airline tickets. In 2023 alone, they sold a staggering $12.08 billion worth of airline tickets and hotel rooms. More than any website. 

Now, why am I saying this? The Federal Government is negotiating to get Emirates back into Nigeria. Why? Do they realise that Emirates is one of the most powerful airlines in the world, with a revenue of $29.3 billion for the financial year 2022-2023? 

What is the benefit of Emirates returning to Nigeria for our country? Already, Air Peace is losing the price war for the Lagos-London route to RwandAir, Egypt Air, Turkish Airlines and Royal Maroc, and you want to introduce Emirates into the mix?  

I know Emirates very well. It is probably the best managed airline on Earth. They can afford to sell tickets for a route at a sustained loss until they destroy their competition. They have the revenue and the reserves to sustain a temporary loss. If they return to Nigeria, Air Peace may become a sardine competing with a barracuda. 

Let us think this thing through. Except we do not want Air Peace to survive. Is it more important for Nigeria to get Emirates back than for Air Peace to succeed? 

I think our focus as a nation should be looking for ways to confer as many advantages as possible to Air Peace in this price war, so that they can succeed and turn a profit. The aviation industry is brutal. The profit margins are slim if you are not as big as BA or Emirates. 

Again, I urge that we should think this through. I know that Emirates left under Buhari because of inability to repatriate their revenue from Nigeria. Maybe that is the way to help Air Peace win this war. Perhaps Nigeria may make it not too hard, but also not too easy for foreign airlines to repatriate their revenues. That small ojoro, or mago-mago, can give Air Peace all the edge she needs to win this price war.

How do you think all these other government-linked airlines are able to offer such ridiculously low fares? Their own governments do small wayo to help them. Let us not be naive!

Reno Omokri

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It is a fundamental error for Allen Onyema to see British Airways, Virgin, KLM, Lufthansa and other European airlines in that class as his competition. Those airlines are in the upper range of the global aviation industry and will nearly always be full on the Lagos-London, and Abuja-London routes. Why? Because Nigerians have become used to them and even see them as a status symbol. I don't support that. However, I am a realist.

The chief competitor for Air Peace will be lower-budget airlines, that can even sell tickets at a loss to squeeze out a rival. Airlines like Ethiopian Airlines, Egypt Air, Royal Maroc, Kenya Airways, Turkish Airlines, RwandAir, etc.

And the reason these airlines listed above can offer rock-bottom prices is because they have the support of their governments.

Without the support of the Nigerian government, Air Peace WILL lose the price war on the Lagos-London route. And they will lose not to British Airways (which is not a national airline). They will lose to Ethiopian Airways, Egypt Air, RwandAir, or Royal Maroc.

Slytiger:
As per the status symbol talked about, he is spot on. Like I mentioned on a different thread, rarely would you see rich people or politician abandon their British Airways for AirPeace. To them it's all about taste, class, and symbol. Same way they would prefer to be seen in a Lexus or mercedes rather than an Innoson motor or Nordstrom.

Frigga13:


Poverty is your problem .. reason for this post

If you had make money and good one .. walahi you will never think like a poor soul.

That’s why white call you black monkeys ..

Everything is about money and status ..

Oga wealth men .. will enter any available flight to their destination.

If money too much .. they flight private ..

Slytiger:

I don't know what my post had to do with poverty 😂

Frigga13:
Reno is a bigot ... why not wait till Emirates come back before spiting your negativity..

Same fool that says Airpeace is talking much.. is already singing negative blues on a disinterested airline that cares less about this idiot

Are you in Allen’s pocket ?

Do you know his business strategies..

Has emirate an ounce to you that they’re coming ..

Why can this man preempt something positive in life

You see why nobody need his services after Jonathan
Atiku careless about him.. when he jumped no one missed him in his party.. none even mentioned him..

He’s problem is igbos .. and hailing any tribe in power

He massage the egos of igbos under Gej and now massaging the egos of Yoruba under Tinubu pans still yet Yoruba people still takes him serious..

Reno you Dey nairaland .. I would have expose your moniker after elections .. but for omerta..

Stop being stupid and focus ..

Yes Na me prince Dey tell you..

Stop being foolish .. you’ve ridicule yourself enough.. save some shame for your kids ..

Very hungry anyhow man...

Frigga13:


Alot ..

Nobody enters klm or British airways because of status...

Anyone can afford it conveniently as long as they person has been flying .

Seeing it as wealth and class things shows you’ve a mentality of your personality

Golan007:


This Reno was once the love of Igbos.

DeLaRue:
Outside of a direct subsidy of aviation fuel or flight tickets, I can't think of any other significant way the Government can help Airpeace.

A government that denied Okada man fuel subsidy cannot turn around to subsidise air tickets or aviation fuel of millionaires travelling abroad.

Also, will domestic Airlines not ask for their own operations to be subsidised too.

I'm afraid, Airpeace will have to fight for its own survival on the Lagos/ Abuja- London route.

Slytiger:

As per the status symbol talked about, he is spot on. Like I mentioned on a different thread, rarely would you see rich people or politician abandon their British Airways for AirPeace. To them it's all about taste, class, and symbol. Same way they would prefer to be seen in a Lexus or mercedes rather than an Innoson motor or Nord motor.


In addition, those budget airlines he mentioned as sort of being supported by their country are national carrier airlines. AirPeace is not.

Slytiger:

They do. My uncle and his family have never flown any airline aside BA. Of course, he is a big man and Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Poverty or being poor is the least of the family's problem.

I myself have never flown an African airline outside the country, except for Bellview Air once to london Heathrow in 2008, for my own personal reasons.

You can't guilt trip people to fly airpeace no matter how hard you try 😂

Frigga13:


That’s is you .. and your uncle not people

Allen has secure that route till September and you and your uncle is not on it

Many billionaires flying might be on it .. not even economy but business..

So like this .. no one knows you or care about what you chose to enter

Na poverty wey Dey your mind .. makes you believe in status or class

That fact

Allen no even give a fvck about your uncle or whatever
.. not even the noisy Reno and his rants

helinues:
Toh

Before I go be tagged enemy of progress, make I just hang around to read

Frigga13:


Yes naa.. and now love of Yoruba people

Frigga13:


That’s is you .. and your uncle not people

Allen has secure that route till September and you and your uncle is not on it

Many billionaires flying might be on it .. not even economy but business..

So like this .. no one knows you or care about what you chose to enter

Na poverty wey Dey your mind .. makes you believe in status or class

That fact

Allen no even give a fvck about your uncle or whatever
.. not even the noisy Reno and his rants

Goodvibes007:

Lol. One can't even offer an opinion on a thread involving an iboman before these people try to bully others with insult and emotionally blackmail posters.

Goodvibes007:

Why are you triggered though. They offered their opinion. Offer you own opinion instead of insults and move on. You guys are so emotional and I can almost 100% guess your tribe correctly. Just pull the victim card that you are known for already.

helinues:


Bro, remember the first thread how I was attacked for no reason. Same things I relayed back then is what Reno is also relaying.

Make we dey watch and read now.

Golan007:


You see them praising him?

Like FFK, Yorubas let you have 'em.

Frigga13:


Get out

Yoruba man and his fears ..

You can guess .. everything Na tribe

For your mind I be igbo ..

Imagine ..

Get off this mention

Adashu

Slytiger:

It seems I touched a nerve.

Frigga13:


Touch poo if you like ..

Next!

Goodvibes007:

But Reno is not a Yoruba man, but you and your kins man Golan007 started throwing the Yoruba word around on the thread. You had to drag tribe into the conversation.

Hypocrite.

Golan007:


I'm not igbo.

I'm not yoruba either.

The bumkin tried to pass on Yorubas and I let Jim have it.

Goodvibes007:

But Reno is not a Yoruba man, but you and your kins man Golan007 started throwing the Yoruba word around on the thread. You had to drag tribe into the conversation

Hypocrite.

Frigga13:


You .. you know nothing ..
Reno knows this moniker and person behind it and I address him personally To quit jinxing and putting people against people..
my name is there .. so he understands..

Now you a tribalsit didn’t get it right and all you see it yoruba and igbo

Between am from none of the tribe

We have over 51 tribes in southern kaduna already .. talk more of Nigeria

Next!

Slytiger:

you quoted me first. please carry your frustration away from my mention. I am not the reason for your misery in life.