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Arsenal will always be Assnal

Ellexy:
Antony injured now that he's starting to find a little bit of form. Something is definitely on with the medical department at Carrington.

Imagine getting Medical staff from Arsenal.

Glazers are mad.

OasisX:


.......very sad news. Some monikers no longer post much like that cos they are on drips now.

Dem buy aggressively when it was ₦1,500 per Dollar.

Right now dem be like, Naira abegi fall yakata for ground reach even ₦1,500, make dem get their money back. LOL!

The people that will feel it the most are those holding dollar in the short term. Those who are holding it as long term investment will be fine. Might not get to the ATH of 1900 anymore or it might, long term nobody can tell.

Only those who converted their 2-3 month expenses to dollar that will be on drip.

Roland17:
As I see the goals, my heart immediately went out to VVD’s sympathizers because I knew what was coming.

Baba don transition from shadow marking to total eclipse marking.

Eclipse what? 😂

Ibime please check your mail.

Ibime:
I hear say one 17 year old boy dy bench Chris too. How far?

Please check your mail after.

Ibime:
I haven't seen anything

Ah.

Recheck

Ibime:
The guy was capping. Even American writers use words like delve

Please check your mail.

Ibime:
To add, Ballzproblem2 will be one of those to fear to enter boat without lifejacket then call himself a Rivers man.

Any immigrant that claim Rivers man should be thrown in the river to prove himself.

Ballzproblem2

Sign here sir ................................

The way this thread dey move ehn.

TrebleChamp:
I pray so, paying close to 200k for a 45min flight within Nigeria no easy rara....

Makes no sense.

If Ibom Air can also start Lagos - London route and Nigeria Air launches, Airpeace will get better footing as there will be other local collaborators that they can work together for their own survival.

Olowunl01:
I think he is probably referring to the Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt or Air Maroc who where always cheaper than BA/Virgin cutting further would eat into the share he was hoping to capture.

So, if Lagos London with stop over is $300 cheaper, that's a game changer for the lower end travelling customer cos family of 4, that's $1200 that could be saved.

I don't see a scenario where Virgin/BA price is cheaper than AirPeace, they probably up the effizy of their product e.g Aircraft Type, Food Offerings.

Direct flight has always been expensive than stop over flight. I believe Onyema should've expected this.

He cannot or shouldn't be comparing the price of his own direct flight to stop over flights that takes longer hours.

Direct flight of Lagos to London is 6hrs, stop over flight can get to almost 18hrs.

TrebleChamp:
Well written bro, FG should also find a way of bringing down the price of aviation fuel. That i believe is the primary reason for the high cost of flight ticket even within Nigeria local airline...

With the price of $/Naira going down, I believe the price of diesel, aviation fuel should go down.

Roland17:
Wrong...

In 2020, the United States through an act of congress bailed the 10 major Indigenous American Airline to the tune of nearly 60B in direct payments, others were in form of subsidized loans and suspension of different taxes for these American airlines. This ensured they were able to keep staff, reduce furlough. This is just an example..

Thank you. I think this is what I'm talking about. The subsidies can go to all the local airlines so it doesn't look like Airpeace alone is getting preferential treatments.

Ibime:
I agree most cars should be Nigerian made, so far the maintenance industry is reliable. Police, LGA, Civil service vehicles etc should be mandated to be local made.

I don't see Governors, Senators and Ministers using Naija made though for the simple fact the cars have to be bulletproof.

You can't put bulletproof wrapping on an Innoson. It's a waste of expensive bulletproof. The car must be reliable before you put bulletproof so you get a long life out of the bulletproof. Bulletproof is more expensive than the car itself

I believe Innoson and Nord can actually produce SUV that are reliable with sure bulletproof.

But I agree that we should start with the MDAs, Police, Civil Service and LG first.

I know FRSC and Police are patronizing Innoson during Buhari tenure, they need to up the scale and make it a law. It mustn't necessarily be Innosom per say in the law but vehicles that are locally made.

Ibime:
BA and Virgin are premium brands. What they charge is their business. Even here, they charge double, so those looking for value use EasyJet, RyanAir, Turkish airlines etc

Oh I didnt know this before mehn the prices I saw for their Lagos to London flight before now are definitely outrageous.

NB: I sent you a mail earlier.

BlueRayDick:
Well, maybe for argument sake let's agree FG does all that for Air Peace at no extra cost , so how does Air Peace turn that to increased profitability in the long run ?

In all of these ; all I see is air peace trying to survive in an international space where so many foreign airlines have already gained enough market share .

Air Peace like most Nigerian airlines has been enmeshed in controversies around flight delay , poor customer delivery , etc . Dem dey get normal regular 4ck up on normal local route .

Now imagine I want to travel abroad and there's air peace that has disappointed me on local flights few times and then there's BA . Let's say air peace is $700 and the BA is $650. No matter the amount of patriotism I have , I will gladly opt for BA. I won't care about supporting our own at that point .

I did said it here the day they started the London route that I hope they dont bring the nonsense they do on local flights to international flight. Airpeace are notorious for canceling flights abruptly, postponing flight without notice among other nonsense.

They need to improve their services on their local flight routes which will in turn give customer confidence of using them consistently on the international route.

Just like Ibime said, BA and VA are premium brands and if Airpeace want to compete with them, their services must be premium also. That's one way to increase their profitability in the long run.

Few pages back, I said Airpeace needs to review their strategies and then liase with the government for support.

Olowunl01:
Exactly booked flight for my daughter to Naija from London on Virgin 2months ago, same flight now is $200 cheaper, normally prices would go up closer to her summer travel date, it's was cheaper for her come to Orlando almost 10hours than going to Naija 6hours, Why? We have a large population of Nigerian kids who would miss out on experiencing Nigeria if we allow these guys to continue price gorging us.

Airpeace need to strategize on a medium and long term plans on how they want to survive this rough terrain.

BA and Virgin has huge war chest and can take losses for some period of time, can Airpeace take such losses without going under?

I just the Lagos to London route this afternoon and the Airpeace price is still the cheapest direct flight so I'm not sure where Onyema is seeing his own fares from.

Roland17:
I don't think Onyema is accurately presenting his case because certain things like cost of fuel are going to be constant for every competitor in the market.

True.

OasisX:
.....I agree with your all points, damn valid. Its free market hence Government can't force other Airlines to sell tickets same price as Airpeace.

FG gonna support him, he is gonna compete and survive the industry.

We can only hope so.

raumdeuter:
Most important. All govt vehicles have to be Made in America

Same should be done in Nigeria also. All our Govt cars from FG to NASS to SG and LG should be made in Nigeria.

Imagine the jobs that policy will provide for Innoson, Nord and the likes.

It will save us forex, create jobs and in the long run establish our own automobile industry.

If not anything. Most of our manufacturers need govt support at this moment for us to have an accelerated economy growth.

BlueRayDick:
Okay , in this case what sort of protectionalism do u think will suit Air Peace .

Let's not forget that it was Onyeama himslef that brought the price reduction strategy in a bid to bite a chunk of the market share .

Will the government now ban other companies from reducing their own prices too in order to keep Air Peace afloat ? Won't that be defeating the aim of having competitors in order to have competitive prices in the market ?

Even going by how much interviews Onyeama has granted since this recent launch; he appears to be at loggerheads with those regulating our aviation sector here in Nigeria . A person who wants to enjoy the government's good graces does not go about having issues with almost all the agencies that have a say in his business operation in the country

I dont believe Airpeace brought the price reduction strategy, I believe BA and Virgin has been ripping Nigerians off with high cost of fares of direct flights. What Airpeace brought to the market was competition and charging the normal rate that the flight should cost and not the exorbitant prices that BA and Virgin were charging.

What BA and Virgin are currently doing is charging way below the fair market fare so as to stifle out Airpeace from the market. This I believe is where the FG needs to protect Airpeace.

The only way I believe the FG can protect Airpeace is by giving him tax breaks, waivers and the likes to reduce his operational cost so it can compete favorably with the foreign airlines. The foreign airlines wont want to continue to make losses and they cant underprice the route for long. The FG just need to help Airpeace to withstand this initial storm.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]This is beyond tax breaks and legislations

Watch the video again

Onyema specifically said it is impossible to make any profit by charging $350.

In his words, "If you fill the plane and put passengers on the wings, it is not enough to fuel the plane at $350"

Yet, some are charging $200. (Onyema said so)

My own suggestion is for the FG to have a meeting with the Foreign Airlines Union, and see how they can come together to keep Air Peace in the game.

If you like give Onyema tax break till 2031, these Foreign guys go carry Nigerians for 10,000 naira

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The only thing the FG can give to Airpeace is subsidies via tax break, waivers and the likes.

The moment the FG start telling other foreign airlines what they should charge and shouldn't charge, the FG is practically denying the operators the essence of free market.

It's all down to Airpeace to find a way to liase with the FG, strategize on how to sustain themselves in the long term in that cut throat business.

Roland17:
On Onyema

Onyema isn’t asking for a “hand me down” from the government. What Onyema is asking for isn’t anything new across the world, including developed countries.

How do we incentivize local producers against multinationals in the face of globalization to encourage local entrepreneurs?

There are numerous policies/ legislations, tax breaks, incentives that should be afforded local companies, especially in developing countries like Nigeria competing from home.

There has to be some sort of “home advantage” that protects local companies. It is nothing new, it is done here in the US.

This debate is tunnel visioned on Onyema versus looking at it from a broader perspective as this affects every industry in the country. We are working hard to strengthen the Naira, this should be part of it.

Totally agree.

Protectionalism is very important especially for local manufacturers/companies.

Happy Eid to our muslim brothers and sisters.

Ibime:
Agbadorians done launch meme coin

Fugazi

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Subsi-what?

Sadly, he is competing with National carriers.

Air Peace na private business, so nobody go fit give am subsidy.
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They can give him tax breaks, import waivers on his planes and the likes.

airmark:
Will get back to you later pls

Please check your mail Airmark.

airmark:


Timbros own worse.

Dayo sabi ball small and most times argue because of hatred for Chelsea and Airmark's views. See Timbros, it seems he was warned never to watch Chelsea matches attentively but only check scores on LiveScore.

Egbon Dayo own na Agenda. Baba will always find room to wriggle out of any chokeslam. Na both of you sef. It not easy to have adherent on both sides. Aparis vs Citadels.

Are you saying Sir Timbros watch his own matches under the famous canopy?

Eunoiaa:
I've been in a persistent state of mental gloom and intellectual restlessness from the morn high to night nigh. 😂


No, like what's really my fate? 😩


Lol...I've only ever pitched a foreign publication repre— oh, God. A guy that's an editor for HuffPost sha asked for pitches, and I sent mine. I was rejected. It's only a one-time experience so I cannot exactly think this AI or no AI thing is a reason; I don't have many experiences, and there are certainly some Nigerians that write for these people. I just can't help but wonder how many other Nigerians have lost one or two opportunities due to their *mechanical writing.* I cannot even remember how I wrote the email, but knowing me...

Omo. 😂

It'll be so so fuçking jarring have to pause and start my thought process to filter out "big words" that naturally come to my head.

Sorry about your experience.

I think this is why alot of Nigerians were trying to set him straight today. Alot of people (just like in your case) might have lost opportunities that they genuinely merited just because the reviewer think the words used was generated by AI.