{"id":837370,"date":"2025-03-28T16:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T21:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/28\/nigeria-jamaica-to-begin-direct-flight\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T16:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T21:12:08","slug":"nigeria-jamaica-to-begin-direct-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/28\/nigeria-jamaica-to-begin-direct-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria, Jamaica to begin direct flight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nigeria and Jamaica are set to explore the possibility of a direct flight route as both countries strengthen the Bilateral Air Service Agreement.<\/p>\n

This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, welcomed the Jamaican Ambassador to Nigeria, Lincoln Downer, and his Consular, Andre Hibbert, to his office in Abuja for this engagement.<\/p>\n

Downer emphasised the potential for mutually beneficial diplomatic engagements between Jamaica and Nigeria.<\/p>\n

He highlighted the importance of improving and enhancing bilateral relations, including reviewing the existing Bilateral Air Services Agreement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have been tasked by my country to review and improve on the diplomatic engagements between Jamaica and Nigeria, especially concerning air services,\u201d said Downer.<\/p>\n

The Jamaican ambassador also shared the growing interest in Nigerian culture, particularly Afrobeat music and Nollywood films, which are trending in Jamaica.<\/p>\n

This cultural exchange, he noted, further reinforces the need for enhanced diplomatic and air connectivity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no reason why we should not have a direct flight between our countries. Nigerians love Jamaica, and there is a rising demand for Jamaican spices in Nigeria,\u201d Downer added.<\/p>\n

Keyamo in his response, welcomed the ambassador\u2019s proposals and expressed his eagerness to take the next steps.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am delighted to start the BASA arrangements. To ensure a swift resolution, we will set up a committee to expedite the process,\u201d said Keyamo.<\/p>\n

He further committed to visiting Jamaica if necessary, stating that he would be willing to travel to Jamaica to finalize and sign the BASA agreement in person.<\/p>\n

It was noted that Downer disclosed that Jamaica currently lacks a national carrier, relying on neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago for air transport.<\/p>\n

He proposed the idea of combining the BASA between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago to address the air services gap, underscoring the increasing demand for travel from Nigeria to Jamaica.<\/p>\n

Downer expressed his deep appreciation for Nigeria, revealing an intriguing discovery from his four months as the Jamaican envoy to Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have since discovered that Nigeria might be my ancestral home after all,\u201d said the ambassador<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Nigeria and Jamaica are set to explore the possibility of a direct flight route as both countries strengthen the Bilateral Air Service Agreement. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood, on Wednesday. Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, welcomed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":837371,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26974,27096],"tags":[47754,15956],"class_list":{"0":"post-837370","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jamaica","8":"category-nigeria","9":"tag-jamaica","10":"tag-nigeria"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=837370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/837371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=837370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=837370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=837370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}