New Airport Terminal To Process 14 Million Passengers Per Year – FG

By Tolulope Oke

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed that the new international airport terminal, Lagos has the facilities and fittings with the capacity to process 14 million passengers per annum.

He stated this during a tour of the newly commissioned terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), accompanied by the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu, and other officials of the ministry.

The minister stated that a link has been established allowing passengers to go between the two terminals, indicating that the new terminal will not displace the existing one but rather complement it.

He said, “I was here 40 years ago when the first terminal was commissioned. There is a time between the commissioning of an airport and when the airport becomes operational. You know aviation is unforgiving of any mistake.

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“The new international terminal is not to replace the old one but to complement it. It is gradual, and very soon this airport will be very busy. You can see that terminals are not used only by airlines. We have restaurant operators, banks, foreign exchange operators etc. and you have to screen people over and over again before it becomes operational.”

According to the FAAN managing director, five airlines would divert to the new terminal by September 1, adding that other airlines would migrate gradually.

Moreso, Yadudu disclosed that extensive system integration is being done to enable the migration of more airlines simple and painless.