Kazeem Owoseni
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has stated that the international runway (18R), marked for repair at the Muritala International Airport in Lagos, will be ready for operations before the end of April.
You would recall that, it was reported a few weeks ago that The Federal Airport Authority, through its Twitter handle, announced to the general public that the 18R/36L of the airport was closed to carry out some maintenance work.
According to the notice, the maintenance work was meant to last for 8 weeks.
The notice reads:
“This is to notify the public that runway 18R/36L of the Murtala Muhammed Int’l Airport, Lagos has been closed for 8 weeks for Maintenance work to be carried out. Taxiway B-18L will be used for all flight operations.
“FAAN committed to her core values. Safety, Security and Comfort.”
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria popularly known as FAAN is a statutory body charged with the responsibility of controlling and managing the airports as well as providing adequate airport facilities.
Giving update during the inspection on the project today, Mr. Sirika, who announced the development through his Twitter handle, expressed satisfaction with the level of advancement in the project.
“Just inspected the Lagos International runway (18R), closed for repairs. I am happy to announce that the work has advanced well. We will finish & resume operations before April ends, in sha Allah. The closure was safety critical. Thank you for your patience & understanding.🤌🏾🙏🏽🇳🇬,” he tweeted.
