Nigeria’s Air Passenger Traffic Increases To 15million Per Annum

Passenger traffic at Nigeria’s airports has increased from 4.4 million to 15 million per annum, in the past 12 years.

This was contained in a press statement from the office of the Managing Director, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Engineer Saleh Dunoma which was made available to The Tide in Port Harcourt on Monday.

According to the statement, the Federal Airport Authority is expanding its capacity to accommodate the envisaged growth.

As part of the efforts to accommodate the growth, FAAN said it has embarked on the construction of new international terminals at major airports across the country.

The statement revealed that ongoing construction at Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano and Enugu airports will increase capacity as well as improve passenger facilitation.

FAAN also commended the Council President of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Dr. Olumuyiwa Aliu, and described him as an icon who has positively impacted the aviation industry globally, especially with his policy of “No Country Left Behind”.

The authority reiterated its commitment to sustain the standards achieved following the recent ICAO audit, which has addressed the challenges faced by the sector, especially among the developing countries.

The FAAN boss in the statement said, “In the last 12 years, passenger traffic at the airports increased from 4.4 million to 15 million per annum (over 180 %), and FAAN is expanding its capacity to accommodate the growth.

Corlins Walter