FG Expands PH Airport Eprum

The Federal Government has embarked on the expansion of the eprum  of the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa to accommodate more aircraft.

The project being handled by an indigenous company, Trident, is to last for six months and will be expanded up to 150 metres to avoid congestion.

 The Management of the Port Harcourt International Airport, while briefing airport correspondents expressed gratitude to the federal government and the management of the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for the work.

It said the eprum would  befit the international status of the airport, pointing out that the work does not affect the operations of the airport as aircraft have been going about their normal business on the existing eprum since the commencement of the work a few days ago.

Meanwhile, an anonymous passenger has observed a great improvement in the operations of the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, especially in the areas of adequacy of aircraft, frequency of flights and responses from the passenger.

He also noted that the services and operations of Abuja, Lagos, Kano and other airports in the country had attested the dividends of democracy.

The passenger, however, noted that facilities at the Port Harcourt Airport were inadequate but expressed the belief that government is conscious of the situation and would  improve on what are on ground.

Acknowledging the fact that Nigeria has attained Category One, rating awarded it by the United States of America and a Nigerian occupying the exalted position of the President of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), which he described as symbolic, the passenger who did not want his name in print said “I am sure that with the technical capacity of the country, the status will be sustained.

According to him, Nigeria is trying in the area of aviation, adding that the aviation security framework is compatible with what happens in other airports worldwide.

He advised airlines that were indebted to FAAN to cooperate with the authority and work out a flexible repayment scheme to enable the airlines remain afloat as he put it, about 30 airlines have gone aground due to their inability to keep to aviation regulations and limitations.