BY DANIEL ETEGHE

Managing Director of Med-View Airlines, Alhaji Muneer Bankole has said that a total of 339,043 passengers were flown across the country in the year 2013.

Speaking to newsmen, Alhaji Bankole noted that the target of the airline was to fly 400,000 passengers and above affirming that with the achievement of the airline in 2013, the target will soon be met.

He further noted that Med-View Airlines will soon commence international operations from Abuja-Dubai, Lagos-Dubai, Kano-Jeddah, Lagos-Dakar, Enugu-Singapore amongst other routes in the first quarter of 2014.

He said: “Our international operations will begin in the 1st quarter of 2014 and we are going to fly to countries like; Abuja-Dubai, Lagos-Dubai, Kano-Jeddah, Abuja-Jeddah,Lagos-Accra,Lagos-Dakar,Enugu-Singapore,Lagos-Libreville, Nigeria-Israel”

The Med-View MD noted that most of the countries that the airline intend to fly to had already given permission to MedView Airlines to commence operations into such countries.

“Some of the countries affected have granted MedView Airlines the rights to commence operations. I can assure you that all the necessary documentation has been completed. We intend to commence international operations to some of the destinations in the 1st quarter of 2014.”

According to Alhaji Bankole, MedView airline would not relent in its effort in making its passengers comfortable and also give the customers the value for their money.

“You will recall that when we clocked one year in domestic operations, our records showed that we flew a total of 339,043 passengers which is a remarkable achievement. One year, one month, the statistics is moving towards 400,000.

“We are encouraged by the passengers’ patronage and we will not relent in our effort to give them value for their money. It is against this background that our creed is anchored on safety, on-time departure, good in-flight service and wonderful customer care” he affirmed.

Alhaji Bankole also noted that the airline was increasing its fleet of aircraft to meet up with the passengers traffic pointing out that at the moment, the airline has four Boeing 737-400 aircraft stressing that by early next year the airline will take delivery of another aircraft.