There are indications that the Federal Government has extended the timeline for repair work on the runway of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, by another 18 weeks.
According to Daily Trust, a highly-placed official in the presidency, revealed this in a statement made available to State House reporters on Sunday.
The official, who spoke under anonymity, said the second phase of the upgrade work would be done at night, to avoid disruption of flight schedules.
“After the Abuja Airport reopens for operations on April 19, upgrade works on the runway will continue for another 18 weeks.
“This second phase of upgrade works on the runway will be carried out at night, with no disruption to flight schedules,” the official said.
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So far, over 43,000 passengers passed through the Kaduna Airport in its first 11 days of operation, as alternative to the Abuja Airport.
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was shut temporarily on Tuesday March 7, 2017, to enable the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), carry out major rehabilitation of the runway at the airport.
Recall that the Federal Government had reiterated severally that the rehabilitation will be completed in six weeks prompt
FAAN’s managing director, Saleh Dunoma, appealed to airline operators, passengers, airport users and other stakeholders to bear with FAAN, saying it would continue to upgrade facilities at the nation’s airports.
He explained that this was in compliance with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) annexes.
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