Med-View Airline Resumes Operations Soon…Receives Aircraft From Maintenance
In a move to resume operations in Nigeria soon, Med-View
Airline received one of its aircraft, a Boeing 737-500 with the registration
number: 5N-BQM on Sunday back from maintenance as the equipment arrived the Murtala Muhammed Airport,
Lagos from Abuja Airport via the Kaduna International Airport.
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| Med-View Airline's aircraft packed at Lagos airport |
A sources who is aware of the airline’s move aviation
correspondent on Sunday that the aircraft’s engine was last week replaced in
Abuja and the aircraft has gone through test flight.
The aircraft, which departed Kaduna International
Airport, touched down at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos at 5pm on
Sunday.
With the arrival of the new engine and subsequent fixing,
it was gathered that the airline would resume flight operations soon.
It would be recalled that Mr. Michael Ajigbotoso, the
Chief Operating Officer (COO), Med-View Airline had about two weeks ago
reiterated the plans of the airline to return to flight services in the next
few weeks.
Ajigbotoso had told aviation correspondents in Lagos that
the airline, which remains the only carrier on the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE)
had temporarily suspended operations due to lack of equipment, but assured that
the management had perfected plans to return to some of its old routes in the
country.
He also declared that the airline was in compliance with
the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) 9.1.1.12 (A), stressing that
the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) was aware of its current status.
Ajigbotosho emphasised that some of its aircraft, which went
for maintenance checks would return to service very soon.
He insisted that the airline would return to service
stronger despite the recent challenge in operations, assuring that safety and
comfort of its passengers are still paramount to its operations.
He further commended the staff and committed clients
would stand by it in this period, stressing that the airline would not fail
them.
He had said: “We appreciate the staff for their
commitment in spite of the little operational challenges, which we believe are
the hallmark of any business. Businesses have their high and low moments and I
can tell you we are surmounting the challenges. We are coming back soon bigger
and better.
“Also, to our numerous customers, we want to tell you that
the best is yet to come. We have done it before, making the nation proud at the
domestic, regional and international fronts. We have been consistent with our
hajj operations in the past 14 years. We remain the only carrier to have done
that successfully.
“We want to assure you that as soon as our aircraft
return from the scheduled maintenance, we will begin to provide the excellent
and safe flight services, which we are known for and maintained since the
commencement of our operations.”
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