FG To Prioritise Second Runway At Abuja Airport

The Federal Government says the second runway project at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, would be treated as a national priority. The Senior Special … Continue reading FG To Prioritise Second Runway At Abuja Airport


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Abuja AirportThe Federal Government says the second runway project at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, would be treated as a national priority.

The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Aviation, Capt. Shehu Iyal, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the achievements of the Jonathan administration in the aviation sector.

The Senior Special Adviser said that the project would ease the busy traffic on the existing runway and minimise the delay in take-off and landing, currently experienced by passengers at the Abuja airport.

On the issue of missing luggage and touting at the nation’s airports, the President’s aide said that government was aware of the situation and was putting measures in place to address the situation.

He said that missing of luggage was not peculiar to the nation’s airports, adding that it is a global challenge in the aviation sector.

On touting, Captain Iyal said that the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) was currently training and retraining its security personnel to deal with the problem.

He said that the Federal Government had resolved to assist airports with policemen and soldiers to check the activities of touts.

According to Iyal, the Jonathan administration has raised the country’s aviation sector to global standard in the last six years.

One of the greatest achievements, he said, was the retention of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category One status, which Nigeria achieved in 2010 after a rigorous audit by FAA.