The Federal Government has approved the proposed closure of Abuja airport runway for rehabilitation.
This was contained in a statement obtained by African BusinessTravel News (ABTN) from the Acting Corporate Affairs Manager of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN ) Mrs Herrienta Yakubu.
The statement said in part: “This is to inform all airline operators, passengers, airport users and the general public that the Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the temporary closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to enable the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria carry out a major rehabilitation of the runway at the airport.”
Quoting the Managing Director of FAAN, Engr. Saleh Dunoma, the statement added that the closure, which will take effect from the midnight of Tuesday March 7, will be for a period of six weeks, after which the airport will be re-opened to operations again.
Dunoma stated further that due to the temporary closure, Kaduna International Airport will serve as the alternate from March 8 till the completion of the rehabilitation.
Normal operations will re-commence at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on the April 19, 2017.
Noting that 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, the FAAN helmsman appealed to all stakeholders to bear with the Authority as it continues to upgrade its facilities in compliance with NigerianCivil Aviation Authority ( NCAA ) and International Civil Aviation Organisation ( ICAO ) Annexes, which bothers on security and safety at the airports.
