PH Airport Targets Second Best In Revenue Earning

The Regional General Manager of Port Harcourt International Airport (RGM), Mrs Ebele Okoye, says the airport under her leadership is determined to be the second best in revenue generation after the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
Mrs Okoye gave this indication recently while speaking at the commissioning of projects locally executed by the management of the Port Harcourt International Airport.
According to her, “we have at the back of our minds that to be profitable in this business of airport management, there must be the will and determination to do more and infact, it is our desire to be the second revenue generating airport”.
Mrs Okoye, who is the Regional General Manager South-South and South East, said the present revenue generation profile of the airport is far better than what it had ever been, emphasizing that her leadership refocused on monitoring revenue points to forestall careless loss of revenue for the organization.
“We have redoubled our efforts in recovering debts owed the authority, some as far back as  2008. It is cheery news to state that of the hitherto chronic debtors are now in credit with the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) today at the Port Harcourt International Airport,” Mrs Okoye declared.
She disclosed that on assumption of duty, her first focus was to sensitise staff on the need to change their mindset and attitude to work as sine qua non to excellent performance and achievement.
The Regional Manager observed that to motivate the workforce, the management decided to intervene in their place of abode, that is, staff quarters with roads that had become a pitiable sight, received prompt attention.
Similarly, “the access road to the airport also got attended to by filling the pot-holes that had made the less than one kilometer road a death trap, while the offices received facelift to motivate the staff for optimal performance”, she said.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Airport  Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr George Uriesi, who commissioned the three projects embarked upon locally by the management of Port Harcourt International Airport, lauded the leadership for initiating the project which would uplift the status of the airport.
The projects include protocol car park, Guest House and renovation of the administrative block with a conference hall equipped with state-of-the-art facilities.