Foreign travellers planning to reach the Nigerian capital, Abuja, next month have two choices: make a 15-hour drive from the southern commercial hub of Lagos or fly to the northern city of Kaduna and ride through an area plagued by kidnappers and gunmen. The authorities plan to close Abuja’s airport for six weeks on March […]
The announcement by the federal government that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja would be closed on March 8, 2017 for comprehensive repair of its runway while Kaduna airport would be used as alternate, had elicited a lot of reactions from different quarters. First, the Senate had kicked against the closure but later backed down, […]
Ahead of the expected closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for the repairs of the runway beginning from 8th of March 2017, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has commenced the upgrading of navigational facilities at the Kaduna airport to absorb the increased volume of traffic to be diverted from Abuja. Towards this end […]
British Airways in response to the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from March 8, 2017, has provided options to its passengers as it has cancelled all Abuja flights during the period. “We have been informed that the runway at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja will be closed for extensive repairs between March 7, […]
Due to the deterioration of the only runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, there are plans to close the airport for a major work to be done on its runway. Airlines, service providers and passengers are already bracing up for the closure. Many industry insiders were peeved when the Senate refused that the […]
