Murtala Muhammed International Airport
An
aviation expert, retired Capt. John Ojikutu, has suggested that the
Federal Government should divert intercontinental flights to the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos , when the Abuja
International Airport runway is closed for repairs.
Ojikutu, who is the Secretary of the Aviation Round Table (ART), made
the suggestions in a statement obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) on Saturday in Lagos.
“The issues that are developing from such situation require that we
plan for the diversions and facilitation of intercontinental flights and
passengers to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.’’
According to him, the Murtala Muhammed Airport II (MMA2) should also be
prepared to handle continental and regional flights during the period.
Ojikutu noted that foreign airlines might not operate to Kaduna
airport which was the alternative airport recommended by the Minister of
State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika.
He said that the Federal Government should also prepare the Minna
Airport for domestic flights for day operations while the Kaduna Airport
should be used for night operations
These suggestions are to the Federal Government as it plans to close
the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for
repairs, he said.
NAN reports that the government had proposed to close the Abuja
airport from March 8 for a six-week period to repair its dilapidated
runway.
However, both domestic and foreign airline operators as well as
unions in the aviation sector had begun to oppose the plan to close the
Abuja international airport for six weeks.
Source:-guardian.ng
