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United Airlines has announced plans to commence regional and international flight operations to six countries The airline disclosed that by August 25, 2025, it will commence regional flights to Ghana, with plans for international flights later The Nigerian airline’s announcement came as Air Peace said it has secured a slot at the coveted Heathrow Airport

United Nigeria Airlines says it would commence regional flight operations to Accra, Ghana, on August 25, 2025. Other proposed destinations include the United Kingdom, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, and Senegal, at later dates, pending regulatory approval.

According to him, by joining the Sabre travel marketplace, the airline is increasing access to content for travel agents globally and unlocking new opportunities for revenue and growth.

Airfare tickets to list on the Sabre marketplace Joshua Olowo, Sabre’s Central and West Africa president, said the move aligns with Sabre’s goal to help local airlines grow and improve traveller experience.

He disclosed that the partnership aligns with Sabre’s goal to help local airlines reach the wider market, increase revenue opportunities, and serve travelers better via its world-class technology. According to a statement sent to Legit.ng by United Nigeria Airlines, the Nigerian carrier is about to go global. “The airline is about to go global with destinations to United Kingdom, United States of America, United Arab Emirates, Johenesburg, and Dakar among other African countries. Further expansions on domestic routes, including Jos, Maiduguri, and Bauchi. Starting its first regional flights to Accra, Ghana on August 25, 2025, the statement read.

Allen Onyema, Air Peace Chairman, disclosed this, saying that the airline has concluded plans to commence direct flight operation from Abuja to Heathrow, beginning October 26, 2025.

Air Peace commenced flights to Gatwick Airport in March last year, with the Nigerian operator desperately angling for a spot in the UK’s biggest and busiest airport. The UK’s refusal to grant Air Peace a Heathrow slot has generated controversy, with the Nigerian government, via the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Management, Festus Keyamo, threatening to deny British Airways a Lagos slot. Nigeria and the UK bicker over the Heathrow slot Keyamo said the Nigerian authorities will restrict British Airways and Virgin Atlantic flights if the UK government refuses to allow Air Peace to secure a slot at Heathrow in line with the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA).

Keyamo had detailed the UK’s consistent denial of Air Peace to secure a Heathrow slot in a letter to the country’s aviation regulators.

Air Peace makes historic flight to St. Kitts and Nevis Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigeria’s largest carrier, Air Peace, has become the first Nigerian airline to fly to Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in Basseterre in St. Kitts and Nevis. The airline’s statement recently disclosed that it deployed a Boeing 777 aircraft to the airport, becoming the first Nigerian airline on the St. Kitts and Nevis arrivals board. According to the statement, the milestone came amid an arranged Pan-African business conference in the Eastern Caribbean, with delegates from Nigeria.