Green Africa suspends flight operations over aircraft lessor issues

Green Africa has announced the temporary suspension of its flight operations due to an unforeseen issue with its aircraft lessor.

The airline stated that despite efforts to manage the situation and avoid disruption, flights will remain grounded until after the Eid-Al-Fitr holidays.

In a statement to customers, Green Africa expressed regret over the inconvenience and assured passengers that it is working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

“In line with our commitment to transparency in Green Africa, I am reaching out to keep you informed on a sudden and unexpected development with our aircraft lessor that prevents us from operating our flights over the next few days. Despite all efforts to manage the situation and avoid disruption to our operating schedule in immediate terms unfortunately we will not be able to operate until after the Eid-Al-Fitr holidays.

“We sincerely apologise to our valued gCustomers who will be impacted by this disruption,” the airline said. “Please rest assured that we are actively working towards ensuring that we are able to resume operations in very short order,” the airline stated.

The airline did not provide details regarding the issue with its lessor but reaffirmed its commitment to transparency and customer service.

Passengers affected by the disruption were advised to stay updated through Green Africa’s official communication channels.

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.