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Quantum Travels commences private charter evacuation flights to London, Lagos

Aviation

Quantum Travels, one of Nigeria’s leading travel management companies, has launched private charter evacuation flights from London to Lagos and Lagos to London.

The charter flight, which costs $3,500, according to the company, will be operated once a week. At the current exchange rate of N386 to a dollar, passengers will be paying N1.35 million for this charter evacuation flight.

Compared to $2,000 charged by airlines for a one-way evacuation flight, which amounts to N772,000 at the current exchange rate, according to BusinessDay’s checks, the $3,500 charged by Quantum Travels is relatively high.

But a source at Quantum Travels told BusinessDay that the reason for the relatively high cost is because it is a business class flight with a maximum of 30 persons on board.

The source said the flight, which is strictly for citizens and resident permit holders, will be operated once in a week.

Passengers are required to get COVID-19 negative tests to get on the flight, the source said.