Air peace set to receive its B777

Air peace will today receive the first of the four Boeing 777 (ER) it has acquired to commence its international operations.
This will be the first widebody aircraft in the fleet of the airline.
According to the CEO three more widebody aircrafts will soon arrive.
The airline is planning long haul flights to Guangzhou, Dubai, Mumbai, Johannesburg, London etc in the nearest future.

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