Piix Source : Champion Newspapers Limited
Air Peace has said that the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler was not responsible for the delay of one of its flights recently as speculated in some quarters.
An online statement issued by the airline’s Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah today described the insinuation as an unwarranted attempt to tarnish the image of one of its most responsible passengers.
The airline insisted that although it held all its passengers in high esteem, it was not its practice or character to delay its flights because of anybody no matter how highly placed.
“Our attention has been drawn to a media report claiming that one of our Lagos-Abuja flights was recently delayed because of the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler. Although we would have ignored the report as a figment of the imagination of its author, we are compelled to clarify the issue because of its negative impact on the good image of the FIRS boss, who happens to be one of our most responsible guests.”
It continued, “While we empathise with our esteemed guests any time they arrive late for their flights, we definitely do not hold down our flights because of anyone no matter how highly placed. On several occasions, we have had to leave even the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace behind because of our strict observance of our on-time performance (OTP) policy.”
According to Air Peace, “While we have had to occasionally delay some of our flights due to poor weather attributable to the rainy season, we have always ensured that measures are taken to mitigate the impact on our valued guests’ schedules and appointments. We assure our esteemed guests that we will continue to sustain our reputation for on-time departure and safe flight operations and treat everyone equally.”
