Air Peace Slashes London Fares Below British Airways as Nigerian Airlines Battle for UK Market
- Air Peace crashed its Abuja-London fares as it prepared to launch its first flight to Heathrow Airport
- The Nigerian airline’s London fare became much lower than the rates offered by most foreign airlines, such as British Airways
- Air Peace's entry into the London route brought relief to several Nigerian passengers, as flight tickets to the UK crashed from N3 million
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Nigeria’s largest carrier, Air Peace, has slashed its economy class tickets on the Abuja-London route.
The airline slashed its Abuja to Heathrow fares to N448,500 as it prepares to launch its maiden flight to the UK’s busiest airport on October 25, 2025.
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Checks on the airline’s website showed that the cheapest ticket for economy class for November 9, 2025, from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to London Heathrow Airport is now N448,500.
The amount is cheaper than the ones offered by its peers, such as British Airways.
Air Peace vs British Airways: Who’s cheaper
Findings showed that on British Airways’ website, the lowest fare is about N493,500, which is slightly higher than the Air Peace rate, while Virgin Atlantic’s cheapest ticket now costs N1.458 million.
Other airlines, such as KLM, sell their cheapest ticket at N906,000, while Lufthansa sells its economy seat to London at N848,300
RwabdAir sells its ticket for N404,600, lower than Air Peace.
Kenya Airways sells its economy class ticket to London for Ksh623,700, while Ethiopian Airlines sells for Ksh759,058, and Air Maroc sells at Ksh768,521.
According to a report by Daily Sun, Air Peace had commemorated its Lagos to London route anniversary, stating that since launching its maiden flight to London on March 30, 2024, it had operated 662 flights and transported over 136,661 passengers in the first year.
Air Peace brings relief to travellers
Air Peace launched the Lagos-London flight when the Nigerian aviation industry was grappling with high flight tickets due to trapped funds belonging to foreign airlines.
The foreign carriers had blocked their lower inventories from Nigerian travellers as they could not repatriate trapped funds.
The development led to high-cost flight tickets, with economy seats selling for as high as N3 million, forcing travellers to seek alternative routes.
Some Nigerian passengers broke their journey, travelling via neighbouring African countries to connect flights to the UK.
United Nigeria Airlines to launch UK flights
Amid the price slash by Air Peace, another Nigerian airline, United Nigeria Airlines, signalled plans to commence flights to the UK and the US.
The airline disclosed that it is awaiting its aircraft and has received clearance from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
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It disclosed that it will commence regional flights to Accra, Ghana, in September, as it expands its flight operations on the African continent.
Air Peace, United Nigeria Airlines release new ticket prices
Legit.ng earlier reported that the festive season had always driven airfare hikes, but this year’s rates hit unprecedented levels.
Air Peace and United Nigeria Airlines were charging N350,500 per one-way economy ticket from Lagos and Abuja to Owerri, Enugu, Anambra, Port Harcourt, and Asaba.
Both inbound and outbound trips are affected. Air Peace’s fares apply from December 1, 2025, to January 30, 2026, while United Nigeria’s yuletide pricing begins December 11 and runs through December.
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