FAAN Remodels PH Airport Terminal Building

Regional Manager, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Port Harcourt International Airport, Mr Henry Anyanwu, says a contract has been awarded to remodel the terminal building of the airport.

He told newsmen  in Port Harcourt yesterday that the terminal building of the airport was not befitting of its international status.

Anyanwu said a proposal was sent to FAAN management and the Ministry of Aviation to remodel the terminal building to meet international standards.

‘’ The terminal building of this airport, does not befit the status of an international airport and mind you, Mr President also passes through this very place.

‘’ So, based on all these problems, we informed the Ministry of Aviation and FAAN headquarters.

“ It was agreed that it will be necessary to remodel this terminal building to make it more customer friendly whereby the customers will have better space to operate with good aesthetic values, comparable with what happens overseas whereby the customer is more comfortable, ’’ he said.

Anyanwu said he was optimistic that in the next few weeks, the contractor handling the project would commence work.

On incursion by cattle herdsmen, the regional manager said a meeting had been held with leaders of the Hausa community in Rivers to sensitise them on the security implication of their actions.

He said the leaders were told that the fencing project at the airport was still on-going and it was dangerous to allow cattle to stray into the airport for grazing.

‘’ We made it clear to them that we are very much concerned about safety because when a cow strays into the airport, it could cause problems.

“ They should keep off the areas that have been fenced because the airport fencing is still on-going’’ he said.

Anyanwu said the Hausa leaders agreed with the outcome of the meeting and said they would inform the herdsmen to steer clear of the airport area.