MMA2 Gets New Escalators, Automated Car Park

Bi-Courtney Aviation
Services Limited (BASL) Operator of Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) Ikeja, Lagos under the concession agreement, has begun the installation of new escalators at the terminal to lessen the burden of passengers and other airport users.
The move, according to BASL, is part of its determination to change the face of terminal operations in the country and bring it to world standard.
The spokesman of BASL, Mr Steve Omotale said in a statement that the multi-storey car park (MSCP) has been fully automated in a bid to make the use of the facility easier.
MMA2 is the only airport terminal in the country with an MSCP, which can accommodate about 800 parked cars at once.
He said two new mitsulift–escalators are being installed to replace the old ones at MMA2, noting that this was part of the infrastructure renewal scheme earmarked by the firm in the terminal.
Mr Omotale added that BASL has positioned some of its employees close to the installation site to give information and also assist passengers and other airport users to ensure a hitch free exercise.
Such employees, who adorn orange-colour reflective jackets are strategically positioned close to the escalator landing to courteously direct passengers and airport users to use other alternative routes within the terminal to their destinations, while the multi-million dollar project is on-going, he said.
According to him, “we therefore, appeal to all airport users to follow their instructions, while we will do all that is humanly possible to complete the installation sooner than expected.
He explained how the new automation at the car park works, with each of the three floors of the four-floor car part having a full automated entry and exit barriers and column gates.
The new system comes with automated time stamped ticket and various electronic applications, such as windscreen chip, access card and drive touch bottom. The car part manager has a control system managing all points and an IP phone for communication from his office to the cash points and entry point. This has eliminated the manual ticketing of the car park users,” he explained.