Festus Keyamo, SAN, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has suspended the contentious Nigeria Air Project and airport concessions initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari’s immediate predecessor.
According to reports, the Nigeria Air project and the concessioning of the Lagos, Abuja, Kano, and Port Harcourt airports have sparked so many problems that aviation experts have advocated for their suspension, claiming they are of no benefit to the industry.
However, on his first visit and tour of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, the Aviation Minister stated that all plans and arrangements for the projected national airline, Nigeria Air, have been suspended.
Concerning the migration of international airlines to the new Lagos terminal, Keyamo stated that the new Lagos terminal had been underutilized because it could not accommodate wide-bodied aircraft, and that the airlines would use the terminal while the government procured large buses to transport passengers.
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He also indicated that the old international terminal at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos will be closed for renovations by October 1, 2023, and that all private hangars such as Dominion Hangar, EAN Hangar, and others would be transferred to allow for the growth of the new terminal.
“The old terminal has been the source of the most complaints.” Nigerians passing through see it as an eyesore. The lifts are broken. The corridor is uninviting, and there is no air conditioning. We have a new terminal, however it is not operational. “It was not designed to accommodate large planes,” Keyamo explained.
