United Nigeria Airlines gifts free tickets to mark two years in operation

United Nigeria Airlines will, on February 12, 2023, gift free tickets to ten outstanding customers to commemorate two years in operation.

The airline, which started operating commercial flight services in the country two years ago, said the free tickets are meant to appreciate its loyal customers for sticking around right from the beginning.

According to the airline, the ten outstanding customers were selected based on their travel frequency with the airline; they will receive free return tickets alongside 10 outstanding sales agents who distinguished themselves in the course of the year 2022.

The sales agents include: wakanow.com, Orih Travel and Tours, Chellas Travels Services, Mfest Travels Agency, Quickair Networks, Super International Travels, Shephard Trust Limited, Dhaar Travel And Logistics Services, Satguru Investment Nigeria Limited, and Travel Essentials Limited.

A statement signed by Head, Corporate Communications of the airline, Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, said all the winners will be presented with a return ticket in appreciation of their support to United Nigeria Airlines.

Director of Administration, Mr. Linus Awute said, “Our decision to reward our customers is deliberate. Without them, we would have had nobody to serve. So, we appreciate their support and patronage, and that is why we have offered each one of them a free return ticket.

“We also look forward to a more enduring and mutually beneficial relationship with our customers and sales agents”.

United Nigeria Airlines began regular scheduled operations on February 12, 2021 after obtaining it Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and has won two awards as Most Enterprising Airline of the Year by The New Telegraph newspapers and Airline of the Year Daily Independent newspapers.

Commenting on its two years of operations, Chief Operations Officer (COO), Mazi Osita Okonkwo said, “We thank God for seeing us through our second year of operations. It has been an interesting time of value addition to the aviation sector in Nigeria.

“We started operations flying from Lagos into Enugu, Abuja, and Asaba. We have expanded into Osubi in Warri, Owerri, Port Harcourt, and Anambra and are now set to begin flying into Jos and Benin.

“The second year has been more challenging than our first year. During this period, we faced the challenges created by short supply and high prices of aviation fuel, which impacted negatively on regular operations leading to flight rescheduling, delays, and even cancellations. It has not been easy managing those challenges, especially when you are determined to ensure customer satisfaction.

“We have also confronted the issue of non-availability and high rate of forex. These are unforeseen developments that tasked the industry. No operator planned it, and both factors critically challenged company’s operational plans.

“However, we have remained focused on our strategic plan. We would continue to ensure that we offer the best of services to our customers at all times. Going into our third year, we shall do our best to draw on lessons learnt to continuously improve our services.

“We also thank our customers for their support to United Nigeria Airlines while looking forward to serving them, and more people, better as the years unfold”.