By Kenneth Ehigiator

A new entrant to commercial airlines business in Nigeria, DiscoveryAir, will start operations this month.

Consequently, the airline took delivery of its first aircraft, Boeing 737-300, even as it awaits delivery of two others next month.

Managing Director of the airline, Captain Abdulsalami Mohammed, said in Lagos that with the arrival of the aircraft and the airline’s preparedness to fully complete the AOC’s certification processes, Discovery Airways was now closer to commencing domestic commercial operations in a matter of days.

He said Discovery Airways was set up about a year ago with the aim of providing the Nigerian travelers very good customer service, and also fill the gap of shortage of commercial aircraft in the country.

He said: “We are going to commence operations with three modern aircraft and progressively grow our fleet size to service our robust expansion plan that is based on our due diligence of the market.

“We have in the last one year taken time to study the successes of global legacy airlines and have adopted strategies to suit Nigerian operations.”

Captain Mohammed said the short lifespan of most Nigerian airlines could be attributed to lack of proper planning as well as the harsh and non-conducive business environment.