The Federal Government will still carry out another round of upgrade works on the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for 18 weeks after the facility would have been reopened for operations on April 19. A top Presidency official who spoke on the condition of anonymity disclosed this to journalists in Abuja on Sunday. The airport is currently […]
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REPAIR WORK COMMENCES AT ABUJA AIRPORT
The rehabilitation work has commenced at the closed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent who visited the airport reports that the contractor, Julius Berger Plc, has commenced the work at the site. The report said that the airport runway was cleared of unwanted equipment and aircraft while Julius Berger vehicles were seen […]
Continue reading »ABUJA AIRPORT CLOSURE: FOREIGN AIRLINES RECONSIDER BOYCOTT OF KADUNA AIRPORT
Some foreign airlines have reversed their boycott of Kaduna International Airport as alternative aerodrome during the temporary closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja, for repair works. Reports have it that following an inspection of the refurbished Kaduna Airport, carriers like Lufthansa have now expressed their intention to fly to Kaduna. Meanwhile, Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing 787 Dream Liner was […]
Continue reading »ABUJA AIRPORT REPAIRS: ETHIOPIAN, AZMAN AIRLINES FLY KADUNA AIRPORT
An Ethiopian Airlines flight landed at Kaduna International Airport at 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday as the first international airline to land at the airport. Azman Airlines, a domestic operator, also landed at 11.45 a.m. to mark the commencement of six weeks’ operations at the facility following the closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Federal Government plans to close […]
Continue reading »ABUJA AIRPORT SHUTS DOWN WEDNESDAY NIGHT, NOT TUESDAY NIGHT – MINISTER
The Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, says the shutting of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, remains at midnight of Wednesday, not Tuesday as reported. Sirika made the clarification in a statement by Mr James Odaudu, Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs, Ministry of Transportation, on Tuesday, March 7, in Abuja. He said that the clarification became necessary as […]
Continue reading »ABUJA AIRPORT CLOSURE: IGP ASSURES AIR PASSENGERS OF SECURITY
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has on Sunday assured air transport passengers being diverted to the Kaduna International Airport of maximum security. Idris gave the assurance following his inspection of security facilities in the airport. According to him, the force has deployed men and equipment required to perform their work including vehicles and helicopters for surveillance. “We […]
Continue reading »FED GOVT APPROVES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF ABUJA AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION
The Federal Government has approved the temporary closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with effect from the midnight of March 7. This is to enable the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to carry out a major rehabilitation of the runway at the airport. The Managing Director of FAAN, Saleh Dunoma, said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos […]
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