The Management of the Federal Airports Authority of
Nigeria has called on all owners of abandoned aircraft at the graveyard of the
Murtala Muhammed Airport to evacuate such within the next seven days, as the
Authority is ready to dispose of such aircraft, in line with the provisions of
the International Civil Aviation Organization.
The Director of Airport Operations, Capt Henry Omeogu,
who disclosed this recently, while on a safety inspection at the Murtala
Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal 1, noted that the action had become
necessary due to recurring operational hitches that have been posing serious
safety concerns to aircraft and some infrastructure at the terminal.
He appealed to the owners of the aircraft, some of which
had been parked at the graveyard since 2005, to immediately remove them, to
forestall situations, where unscrupulous elements would use abandoned aircraft
as hiding places to perpetuate criminal activities.
Stressing that the Authority would continue to do
everything possible to ensure the safety and security of all travellers and
other airport users, in line with its mission statement, he enjoined all
stakeholders to partner with the Authority to ensure safer and more secure
airports.
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