SAN FRANCISCO, March 02, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has granted its approval for the temporary closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA Abuja from the midnight of March 7 to pave way for a six-weeks rehabilitation of the facility’s runway.
The Managing Director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Saleh Dunoma, while making this announcement on Thursday, assured that the airport would be re-opened for operations on April 19, 2017.
Dunoma further stated that as a result of the temporary closure, Kaduna airport, which had been upgraded to an international status, would serve as the alternate from March 8 till the completion of the NAIA rehabilitation.
“Normal operations will re-commence at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on the 19th April, 2017.
“The Authority has put in place necessary facilities that will ensure the safety and security of all airport users and seamless facilitation at the Kaduna International Airport,” he said.
The FAAN boss appealed to air passengers to be patient with the agency “as we continue to upgrade our facilities in compliance with NCAA and ICAO Annexes, which bothers on security and safety at the airports”.
