BASL Explains MMIA2’s Best Airport Terminal

Bi-Courtney Aviation
Services Limited (BASL) has said that the domestic terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos (MMIA2) is rated the best terminal in Nigeria because it meets all indices of world standard.
BASL which built and is managing the facility on Biurld-Operate and Transfer (BOT) arrangement said it strives to improve the terminal to be in tandem with the most standard airports in the world, from available car park to modern facilities inside the terminal and avio-bridges for easy and secure boarding of passengers which only few airports have in the country.
About two months ago, the minister of aviation, Mr. Osita Chidoka, disclosed that he has set up an evaluation team whereby travellers were asked to rate the airport terminals in the country in terms of facilities and convenience of facilitation and they rated MMIA2 as the best.
Speaking at a dinner to appreciate its customers and stakeholders in Lagos recently, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), BASL, Mr. Christopher Penninck, said MMIA2 would soon commission facilities that would enable self-check-in by passengers expressing the hope that other airports in Nigeria would install a similar system in their terminals to enhance passenger convenience and easy facilitation.
Mr Penninck also disclosed that MMIAZ, which is Nigeria’s first and only privately–run terminal, “is in the process of completing the implementation of the Castest Version of the Common User Passenger Processing System (CUPPS)”.
He said the International Air Transport Association (IATA)-compliant system, makes it easier and more efficient to process passengers and increases the dwelling time in the terminal.
The CEO disclosed that BASL has also installed new automatic gates, which when operational will ensure that only passengers with valid boarding pass can enter the secure zones.
Mr Penninck told the audience that in the last few months, the company had made massive investment in the development of infrastructure in the terminal, including software and hardware upgrades of its passenger processing equipment and the installation of 14 additional check-in counters.
He noted that the company would always look for opportunities to invest in new equipment to enhance service delivery.
“As promised last year, we increased the capacity of the check-in area. We installed a full Baggage Reconciliation System (BRS), which will soon go live together with the CUPPS and e-gates,” he said.