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ValueJet marks first anniversary with donations, school supplies
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and contribution towards Education and support for the needy, ValueJet in commemoration of its 365 days of scheduled flight services donated some school supplies to the Nigerian Air Force Nursery and Primary Schools and the Murtala Muhammed Nursery School.
While presenting the items to the schools, the Head of Customer Experience, Mrs. Olubunmi Sofola, explained that the gesture was to extend the carrier’s support to the students to support their learning process.
Items donated were school supplies such as water bottles, plates, mathematical sets, crayons, drawing books, and exercise books, among others.
Receiving the supplies on behalf of the Nigerian Air Force Schools, the Head Teachers, Mrs. Anifat Olutunji, Mrs. Mutiat Aroyeun, Mrs. Olayemi Ogunseyitan, and Mrs. Rita Enyia applauded ValueJet for the donation and assured them that the school would put the supplies to adequate use to serve the purpose.
Aside from that, ValueJet also donated the sum of N500,000.00 to the Ikeja LASUTH Lions Club for those in dire need of support.
Oluwatoyin Ogunsola, Head of Legal ValueJet, Olubunmi Shofola, Head of Customer Experience ValueJet, Damaris Adeleke, Head of Human Resources ValueJet & other ValueJet staff when ValueJet donated school supplies to the school to commemorate one year of the airline
This donation was designed to cushion the effect of the high cost of living on the less privileged.
The donation was received by the President of the club, Afolabi Folasade Mutiat and Ebunoluwa Akintokunbo, Balogun Biodun, Dr AbdulSalam Moruf (Vice President), Pedro Modupe, Makinde Iyabo (Treasurer), Ojuoko Mojisola at the ValueJet head office in Lagos.
The Managing Director of ValueJet, Capt Omololu Majekodunmi speaking on the one-year anniversary of the carrier said the airline was expected to do well based on its staff formation and commitment to excellent service.
His words, “We are happy to have this many passengers to have experienced us in the 365 days of celebration, as of the past year, we had projected what the industry should be expecting from a startup airline like ValueJet.
“We have surpassed most of the expectations by concentrating on very high standards of airport passenger processes, On Time Departure (OTD), and onboard service attendance. This is also together with consistent and high standards of staff service across both the airport and onboard service environments.”
He disclosed that in the second year, the carrier would be opened to expansion of its cargo operations to the West Coast, interlining with other carriers with similar vision, codeshare, and providing the executive charter operations.
He equally stated that ValueJet would explore regional operations but noted that it would be carefully done to avoid problems that come with the overgrowth of fleets and routes in a short period of time.
“There has been lots of state government demand to start operations into their airports. We are sensitive to starting with those with great economic potential. Plateau state has been one with agricultural potential.”
The airline chief revealed that the carrier was about to open talks with an undisclosed airline in Africa that is interested in a partnership with ValueJet because of the products it offers which gives it an edge over its competitors, especially in On-Time Departure (OTD).
He advised airlines to shelve the idea of going it alone if they truly want to be profitable and reliable as airlines, hinting that his carrier is open for talks.
Majekodunmi described competition as healthy for the business, stressing that the airline was on the verge of formalizing an interline agreement with a domestic airline.
“Code sharing within the airlines in an alliance is healthy for the industry but first things should be put in place. Airlines clearinghouse and others are needful. This will help to strengthen and expand the airline’s presence and reduce wastage on seats.”
He called on the Federal Government to assist the growth of the airline business in Nigeria by equipping all airports or many of the airports with night facility equipment for late-night operations, saying that runway lighting would help the operators to have maximum utilization on their aircraft.
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