Air Peace, one of Nigerias largest airlines, led by aviation magnate Allen Onyema, has inaugurated the first-ever direct flight connecting Lagos and So Paulo. The new route comes after a landmark Bilateral Air Service Agreement BASA signed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva.
Shorter travel, stronger ties
Before this direct service, passengers traveling between Nigeria and Brazil had to go through Europe or the Middle East, a journey that could take up to 20 hours.