By Dickson Omobola
West and Central Africa’s largest carrier, Air Peace Limited, has commenced flight operations on the Lagos–Conakry–Bamako route.
The new route marks another milestone in the airline’s regional expansion drive, connecting Nigeria’s commercial capital with the Republic of Guinea and the Republic of Mali, while opening up greater opportunities for business, tourism, trade, cultural exchange and people-to-people connections across the sub-region.
The inaugural flight departed the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Terminal 2, Lagos, at 8:00 am on Saturday, August 1, 2026.
Spokesperson for the airline, Efe Osifo-Whiskey, in a statement, said upon arrival at the Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport in Conakry, the Air Peace delegation, led by the airline’s Chief Commercial Officer, Mr Nowel Ngala, and Director of Flight Operations, Captain Augustine Kamano, was received by the Guinean Minister of Transport, Ousmane Diallo; the Nigerian Ambassador to Conakry, Umaru Kamfu; the Director of the Civil Aviation Authority, Mr Thiam Sekou; and members of the Nigerian community in Guinea.
