Med-view Airline commences flight to Jeddah

One month after commencing direct flight to London Gatwick Airport, Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Med-view Airline has began direct flight services from Lagos to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia via Kano.

It has also commenced flight operations from Abuja to Kano, and from Lagos to Kano, Monday, January 4, 2016, as part of its plans to solidify Saudi Arabia’s operations.

Lookman Animashaun, executive director, Technical Services, Med-View Airline, who spoke to journalists, said that the airline has been allocated four slots weekly at the King Abdulazeez International Airport, Jeddah, but would commence with two slots weekly for now.

He said, “On our inaugural flight, we are having 44 passengers to Jeddah; 28 from Lagos and 16 from Kano. The passenger traffic would improve with time. The only competitor we have on that route is Saudi Air, which only flies from Kano Airport. Other airlines like Egypt Air, Kenya Airways and many others fly to Jeddah from their base. This is a direct flight.”

“This is one good thing Nigerians would love. Under four hours, you are in Jeddah from Kano and within five and half hours, you are in Jeddah from Lagos. Also, our luggage allowance is also a major factor for us. We are offering 64kg for our economy passengers; 32kg each and 96kg for business class passengers,” he added.

The airline’s Boeing 737-800 flies to the Saudi Arabia on Thursdays and Saturdays and according to the Executive Director, the plane can be changed as passengers increase because there is a Boeing 767-300 on standby for the service.

Animashaun stressed that like its London route, it would attract passengers with lower fare regime with the introductory fare of N159, 000.

He noted that Med-view entered the route as a Nigerian flag carrier to supply the missing link which includes capacity, reasonable fares, good customer care and excellent in-flight entertainment.

Ifeoma Okeke