The update reads very nice: “The disagreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Nigeria over airline slots the Arab country gave to Nigeria’s Air Peace, appears to be nearing its end as the UAE, on Monday, decided to concede seven slots to the Nigerian carrier instead of one it earlier approved.”
The disagreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Nigeria over airline slots the Arab country gave to Nigeria’s Air Peace, appears to be nearing its end as the UAE on Monday, decided to concede seven slots to the Nigerian carrier instead of one it earlier approved.
The Nation reported, citing sources, that the UAE also granted Air Peace the permit to fly directly to Dubai instead of Sharjah Airport.
Last week, Nigeria had taken a retaliatory decision against Emirate Airline over United Arab Emirate’s decision to limit Air Peace to one-weekly flight to the UAE, whereas Emirates got the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)’s approval for 21-weekly flights to Nigeria.
Nigerians, believe in yourselves. Once we begin to do that, the world will come along. Those who criticized the government for fighting for Air Peace should understand that in this world, being nice within an unfair market negotiation, does not win a Nobel Peace Prize. Nigeria has nothing to lose but the UAE has ALL to lose. That was why it did not just allocate the original 3 slots Air Peace asked for but dropped 7.
Good move Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Emirates. A really great piece of music is playing in Abuja and Dubai now. Since we took a tougher position even British Airways and associated authority are approaching things in more respectable manners.
I do not like these international commercial confrontations but I have grown to understand that sometimes they could be the only ways to make progress in this world. UAE cannot give Air Peace just one weekly flight (out of 3 it requested) when we are giving Emirates 21.
I commend the NCAA: it is called reciprocity – 1 for 1! If Air Peace gets one, Emirates also gets 1. But if they allow Air Peace the 3 it asked for, then approve the 21 Emirates requested. It is called fairness!
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Bows to Nigeria’s Pressure, Concedes Seven Flights Slots to Air Peace
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Some tried to lecture us here, based on their supposed experience in international aviation and UAE as a country, what they didn’t tell us was how giving Air Peace one slot was beneficial to Nigeria and Nigerians.
In some people’s eyes, Nigeria is so useless that it cannot stand up for anything, so it’s very easy for them to side with other countries treating Nigeria unfairly, they will give you amalgam of reasons why Nigeria is the wrong party. This thing called slavery is still working its wonders in the minds of our people, and it’s going to take a very long time to obliterate such mentality.
No nation is nice in this world, and if you don’t get that memo, you will be gamed over and over, it never stops.
My Response: “Some tried to lecture us here, based on their supposed experience in international aviation and UAE as a country, what they didn’t tell us was how giving Air Peace one slot was beneficial to Nigeria and Nigerians.” – honestly, I read comments that came out of Nigerians and was like —- people have lost confidence of themselves.
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