Nigeria and West Africa’s largest airline, Air Peace will soon begin a direct flight from Lagos to the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo. The direct flight arrangement was one of the agreements reached between President Bola Tinubu and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during Tinubu’s state visit.
By Emma Ogbuehi
Nigeria and West Africa’s largest airline, Air Peace will soon begin a direct flight from Lagos to the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo. The direct flight arrangement was one of the agreements reached between President Bola Tinubu and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during Tinubu’s state visit.
President Lula, who acknowledged the agreement at a joint conference with Tinubu, said: “Increasing the direct connections between Nigeria and Brazil is another essential step to strengthen the ties between our societies. We have approved the launch of a direct flight, to be operated by Nigeria’s largest airline company, Air Peace, between Lagos and São Paulo”, he said.
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Following a two-hour expanded bilateral meeting, the two leaders witnessed the signing of agreements and MOUs at the Palácio do Planalto in Brasília.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and Brazil’s Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filhos, signed a Bilateral Air Services Agreement to boost trade and people-to-people ties.
The direct flight agreement to Brazil, adds to the rising influence of the Air Peace in the aviation sector. Only recently, the airline took delivery of another Boeing 777-200ER with registration number 5N-CEG. The Triple Seven as it’s popularly called, is christened “Chinonso Onyema.”
The feat came on the heels of airline getting set for the launch of its latest routes – Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (ABV) to London Heathrow (LHR) and ABV to London Gatwick (LGW) on October 26 and 28 respectively. This will increase the airline’s route into London to three, having been flying LOS – LGW.
UK’s busiest airport and one of the world’s busiest, London Heathrow had in a posting on its X platform enthused at the expected arrival of Air Peace Airlines to the route. “Heathrow is proud to welcome Nigeria’s largest carrier, Air Peace @flyairpeace to Terminal 3”, the post stated.
Starting 26 October 2025, the new 3-weekly service will connect London Heathrow directly with Abuja, offering seamless access to West Africa and world-class service aboard a Boeing 777.
Since its establishment in 2013 by Barrister Allen Onyema, Air Peace has grown to become not just Nigeria’s largest carrier but the biggest airline in the subregion, carrying with it, a phenomenal story of vision and consistency, experts observe. At a time when many doubted the capacity of a Nigerian airline to compete on the global stage, Air Peace has built a fleet that rivals established international carriers and has further spread its wings across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe.
For an airline that offers over 4000 direct and indirect jobs to Nigerians, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (ABV) to London Heathrow (LHR) and ABV to London Gatwick (LGW) route promises more potential to Nigeria’s aviation sector.
