ThisDay· 1h ago· 1 min read
Chinedu Eze
Aviation industry stakeholders have called for urgent rehabilitation of some of the airport runways in the country to mitigate the frequent runway excursion incidents that happen every rainy season.
They warned that if the incidents were allowed to persist, they may lead to tragic accident, and called for urgent intervention.
In the last five years, flights have recorded major incidents at the airports in Ibadan, Port Harcourt, Lagos, Abuja and the recent major incident involving Enugu Air flight at the Benin airport.
Last year, during the international conference organised by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the agency’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, confirmed that over 17 airport runways across Nigeria had exceeded their 20 to 25-year design lifespan and required urgent rehabilitation.
She noted that many runways…
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