The new international terminals under construction in Lagos, Abuja, Port-Harcourt, Kano and Enugu will increase capacity and improve passenger experience at Nigerian airports, the Managing Director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said at the weekend.
Mr. Saleh Dunoma spoke in Abuja following an inspection of the terminal under construction by Dr Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu, the Council President of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO.
“In the past 12 years, passenger traffic at the airports increased from 4.4 million to 15 million per annum (over 23%) and FAAN is expanding its capacity to accommodate envisaged growth”.
He described Dr Aliu as an icon who has positively impacted the aviation globally, emphasising that his policy of “No country left behind ” has addressed the challenges faced by the sector especially in developing countries.
The ICAO President was accompanied by Martins Nwafor, the Nigerian Representative at ICAO council, Mr Mam Saint Jalo, ICAO Regional Director for West and Central Africa, senior officials from the Ministry and heads of aviation agencies.