Air Peace Moves Regional Flights to Daytime From February 2026
Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace, will shift all of its regional international operations to daytime schedules beginning February 2, 2026, in a move aimed at enhancing passenger experience while strengthening network connectivity through its Lagos hub. The decision marks a significant operational adjustment for the carrier’s West African services, which have traditionally included late-night and overnight sectors.
The schedule change will affect Air Peace’s multi-stop, fifth-freedom regional routes that link Lagos with several key West African cities. These include services operating via Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport and Dakar Blaise Diagne International Airport, as well as routes connecting Lagos with Accra Kotoka International Airport, Monrovia Roberts International Airport, and Freetown Lungi International Airport. By consolidating these services into daylight hours, Air Peace aims to provide smoother connections, reduce passenger fatigue, and improve on-time performance across the network.
The airline has positioned the move as part of a broader strategy to optimise its hub-and-spoke operations through Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport, where it bases the majority of its international flying. Daytime operations are expected to allow for more reliable aircraft utilisation and easier connections with domestic services feeding into Lagos from across Nigeria.
Air Peace currently operates nearly all of its international routes from Lagos, reinforcing the city’s role as its primary gateway to regional and long-haul markets. The airline makes limited exceptions for its UK services, with flights to London Gatwick Airport operating from both Lagos and Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, while London Heathrow Airport is served exclusively from Abuja.
Industry observers note that the shift to daytime regional flying aligns with growing passenger expectations in the African market, particularly among business travelers and connecting passengers who increasingly prioritise convenience and schedule predictability. Daytime services also tend to improve operational resilience in regions where night-time airport infrastructure, weather conditions, or air traffic constraints can pose challenges.
For Air Peace, the change underscores its ambition to position Lagos as a competitive regional hub capable of supporting efficient West African connectivity. By restructuring its regional timetable, the airline aims not only to improve customer satisfaction but also to enhance the commercial viability of its fifth-freedom services, which play a key role in linking multiple markets on a single routing.
As Nigeria’s aviation market continues to expand, Air Peace’s daytime regional strategy could set a precedent for other carriers seeking to balance connectivity, passenger comfort, and operational efficiency across West Africa.
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