Air Peace Lagos-London flight disrupted over technical fault in aircraft

Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest carrier, has temporarily disrupted its Lagos–London Gatwick service on Friday following the discovery of a minor technical fault during a routine post-boarding check.

In a statement released by the airline’s management, Air Peace confirmed that the fault was identified after passengers had already completed boarding.

Adhering to “uncompromising commitment to safety and global aviation standards,” the airline made the swift decision to withdraw the aircraft from service and disembark all passengers.

To mitigate the impact on its international clientele, the airline has activated a recovery plan.

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The airline stated that a replacement aircraft is being dispatched from London and is scheduled to depart Lagos this morning.

In the interim, Air Peace provided all affected passengers with hotel accommodations and logistical support.

“At Air Peace, the safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew will always take precedence over operational schedules,” the management stated, describing the preventive action as a responsible and necessary measure.

Air Peace remains one of the few domestic carriers currently operating long-haul international flights.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.