The House of Representatives on Tuesday frowned at the non installation of Instrument Landing System in the nation’s airports despite budgetary provision and purchase of such equipment for smooth operation of flights.
The House said as a result of the non-completion of the installation of the equipment, especially at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigerians are being made to pass through untold hardship as their flights are being diverted to other countries and made to take care of themselves.
According to him, as a result of poor visibility in the nation’s airports, some foreign airlines are diverting their international flights into Accra Ghana and Ndjamena Chad and some other neighbouring countries with its attendant negative consequences. He said the lack of cooperation amongst the aviation regulatory agencies on account of petty differences has negatively impacted on the efficient management of our airports.
Raji said it was embarrassing that flights coming into the country were being diverted to other destinations like Accra, Ghana and Dakar Senegal because of the absence of Instrument Landing System, thereby subjecting Nigerians and other travellers to untold hardship.
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