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Air Peace cites Jet A1 shortage, Maiduguri airport restriction for flight disruption
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Nigerian airline
Air Peace Limited is a privately owned Nigerian airline founded in 2014 with its head office in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, and the largest airline of Nigeria and West Africa. Air Peace, which provides passenger and charter services, serves the major cities of Nigeria and flies to several West African destinations, the Middle East, the Caribbean and UK. The airline also established a subsidiary, Air Peace Hopper, in 2018.
More on Wikipedia ↗Capital city of Borno State, Nigeria
Maiduguri is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, on the continent of Africa. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. Maiduguri was founded in 1907 as a military outpost by the British Empire during the colonial period. As of 2022, Maiduguri is estimated to have a population of approximately two million people, in the metropolitan area.
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Air Peace cancelled its Abuja–Maiduguri flight, citing a Jet A1 fuel shortage in Abuja and operational restrictions at Maiduguri Airport.
Air Peace says a Jet A1 aviation fuel shortage and adverse weather caused flight delays at Abuja airport and led to the cancellation of its Abuja to Maiduguri service.