The federal government has approved the temporary closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from midnight of 7th March 2017 to enable a major rehabilitation of the runway at the airport.
FAAN authorities made the disclosure to all airline operators, passengers, airport users and the general public.
According to the Managing Director of FAAN, Engr. Saleh Dunoma, will be for a period of six weeks, after which the airport will be re-opened to operations again.
He said that due to the temporary closure, Kaduna International Airport will serve as the alternate from 8th March, till the completion of the rehabilitation.
Normal operations will re-commence at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on the 19th April, 2017.
He disclosed 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.
He also appealed to all stakeholders to bear with the Authority as it continues to upgrade our facilities in compliance with NCAA and ICAO Annexes, which borders on security and safety at the airports.
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