Medview Air commences Gatwick flights

 Medview Airline is to commence direct flights into Gatwick International Airport from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, November 20.
Announcing the commencement of the flight at a media briefing in Lagos on Tuesday, the Managing Director of Medview Airlines, Alhaji Munner Bankole said the airline has deployed a Boeing 767 – 300 ER on the route.

According to Bankole, the airline will fly four times weekly; Monday’s , Wednesday’s , Friday’s and Sunday’s from Lagos to Gatwick, and had already been granted permit by the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority.
He revealed that the airline has opened offices at the Gatwick International Airport and also signed on vendors to handle its business in the UK.

The Medview boss noted that the Lagos – London route has remained one of the busiest routes in the world but most expensive, which led to the airlines entering as a Nigerian flag carrier to supply the missing link including capacity, reasonable fares to customer, and excellent in-flight entertainment on the Gatwick route.

Bankole also disclosed that the airline which now has its own planes and no longer wet lease, has also been given other routes like, Libreville, Dakar and Mali.
While describing its Hajj operations in the past nine years as successful, said the airline has airlifted 280,000 pilgrims.

Bankole said the airline which started domestic airline three years ago, has continued to maintain the lead on domestic routes.
He attributed the success of the airline to the good management team in place, adding that the airline will continue to provide the best for customers.

He announced that two more aircraft will be added to its fleet in the first quarter of 2016, adding that the airline was in partnership with Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing aircraft manufacturer.