National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (Nanta) President, Mr. Bankole Bernard has promised to commercially support the growth of Medview airline as national carrier.
Speaking during a courtesy visit to Alhaji Muneer Bankole, the managing director of Medview airlines at its corporate office in Ikeja, Nanta President also disclosed that the association will in September organise an eminent persons lecture in honour of the Medview boss whose airline now ferries passengers from London Gatwick three times weekly into Nigeria with a Boeing 747 aircraft.
Nanta boss who led Vice President Lagos Zone, Mrs. Adeola Adewole, Vice President western zone, Mr. Tokunbo Dagunduro and executive secretary of association, Mr. Osaro Olobor to the meeting, told an elated Medview airline boss and his top managers that Nigerian travel agents and Nigerian travelling public are happy at his airline’s intervention on the London route and prays the airline develops others destinations.
“Nanta is proud of you not just as a local investor but your background as a travel agent before breaking forth into the airline business’’ Bankole noted adding that the association will help drive its commercial expectations and also “ brand” it as national carrier.
Nanta boss called on other serious Nigerians to emulated Medview progressive challenges even at this tough time for aviation in Nigeria and advised government to support the Medview airline initiative.
“We are ready”, Nanta boss repeatedly assured the Medview boss and his team who also promised to partner with nanta to grow the airline.
In his response, Alhaji Muneer Bankole told his visitors that he will support the new Nanta leadership which has shown capacity and courage to call a spade, a spade in a strategic advocacy to change the Nigerian aviation space.
“we have been following your activities since you came on board not only as an airline but also a travel agency and we are proud to see you and your team in our office today” noting on a lighter side that the two Bankoles, himself and Nanta president, will join hands to rewrite the history of aviation in Nigeria to the glory of God and Nigerians.
In press release issued in Lagos and signed by Nanta Executive secretary, Mr. Sylvester Olobor, the association and Medview will set up a team to work out modalities for the partnership with a set target to facilitate regular meetings and interface with Nigerian travel trade operators.
