Air Peace Limited has agreed to refund passengers affected by a controversial Lagos–Jamaica flight diversion, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed.
The confirmation was made by the NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, in a post shared on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday.
This follows complaints by some passengers who alleged that they bought Air Peace tickets for a direct Lagos–Kingston, Jamaica flight.
However, the flight was diverted and stranded in Barbados after being informed at the airport that the airline would no longer fly directly to Jamaica.
The flight in question departed Lagos on December 21, 2025.
However, Air Peace strongly denied the allegations.
Also, it claims that it sold tickets to Jamaica and abandoned passengers in Barbados as misleading and inaccurate.
In a statement signed by its management on Monday, the airline maintained that all tickets were sold in line with international airline sales practices and aviation regulations.
Also, it stresses that it did not mislead passengers or engage in deceptive conduct.
Air Peace explained this during pre-departure profiling and documentation checks at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
Also, it was discovered that some passengers did not possess the required transit visas to travel through Antigua to their final destinations.
This includes Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago.
According to the airline, affected passengers were immediately offered full refunds, which some accepted, while others voluntarily requested rerouting through Barbados.
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Also, it noted that Nigerian passport holders do not require transit visas when travelling through Barbados.
“Based solely on this voluntary request, Air Peace facilitated the rerouting. In total, 42 passengers freely and expressly had their tickets rerouted through Barbados to their final destinations. No passenger was forced, coerced, or compelled to travel to Barbados,” the airline stated.
