The Minister said the Lagos airport accounts for 60% of entry point and exit into Nigeria.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo and members of the Task Force on the relocation of foreign airlines to new MMIA terminal.The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Friday, received the report of the Task Force on the relocation of foreign airlines from the old terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos to the new terminal in his office.
According to the statement, Keyamo stated that of all the five international airports in Nigeria, the old terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport is in a state of disrepair and that he is committed to ensure the overhaul of the terminal before the end of his administration.The Minister recalled the fire incident of September 6, 2023, which necessitated the hasty relocation of all airlines from the old terminal that generated public outcry.
While assuring the Task Force of the implementation of the recommendation as soon as possible, the Minister directed that a meeting be held with the contractors handling the airport on issues of substandard equipment and the possibility of opening up other entry points into the airport including the expansion of their work schedule which is part of the Public Private Partnership agreement.
Speaking earlier, team leader of the Task Force, Hassan Musa, while relating the expanded terms of reference of the Task Force, said part of the findings shows that the fire incident which necessitated the sudden movement of all airlines to Terminal 2 compounded the challenges that has been existing since operations in April 2022.
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