The Federal Airports Authority of
Nigeria (FAAN) has given the owners of abandoned aircraft at the
graveyard of the Lagos airport to evacuate them within the next seven
days.
FAAN says it will dispose such aircraft as this is in line with the provisions of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Director of Airport Operations, Capt.
Henry Omeogu, said that the action had become necessary due to recurring
operational hitches that have been posing serious safety concerns to
aircraft and some infrastructure at the terminal.
Omeogu appealed to the owners of the
aircraft to immediately remove them as the body would not allow for
situations where ‘unscrupulous elements’ would use abandoned aircraft as
hiding places to perpetuate criminal activities.
