Ibom Air is compelled to correct the misleading headline story on the front page of Business Day newspaper yesterday, 17 July 2024, titled “13 Nigerian airlines blacklisted for contract breaches.”

This false story severely damaged Ibom Air’s reputation as a business with the highest corporate governance standards. We assure all our business partners that Ibom Air does not have any aircraft on lease from any lessors, foreign or domestic. We own all seven aircraft that we operate, and they are all financed by Nigerian banks. 

Also, for the avoidance of doubt, Ibom Air is not blacklisted by any lessor, local or international, and has never been in breach of any contract into which it has entered. On the contrary, the airline is in good standing with both local and international financiers and lessors.
 
The Business Day story was prejudicial to our business interests. We brought it to the notice of the newspaper, which promptly pulled the story and promised to retract it.
 
Our business partners can rest assured that Ibom Air continues to be committed to the letter and spirit of any agreements we enter into.

Signed, 

Aniekan Essienette
Group Manager, Marketing and Communication
Ibom Airlines Limited