Medview Airline has signed an agreement with Air Atlanta of Iceland for the acquisition of a B747-400. Stated in the agreement is that Air Atlanta will deliver the 463-capacity aircraft to Medview to shore up its fleet as the airline prepares to open up more international routes.
It will specifically be deployed for Hajj operations and also to support the London and Jeddah routes.
The signing ceremony at Medview Headquarters, Ikeja, was graced by the presence of the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Medview Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, the head of Engineering, Lookman Animashaun, and Air Altanta director, Sales, Magnus Asgeirsson.
The airline’s CEO remarked that the agreement is a turning point in the 10 year-old partnership with Air Atlanta as both parties have kept faith with the existing relationship, “and we have moved a step further.”
Meanwhile, the airline has taken delivery of another B737-400, bringing the fleet size to six aircraft.