Nigerian airports set to become more user-friendly

17:01 - 18 January 2016

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According to the body, 15 million passengers are currently being handled at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport , but an additional 15 million is expected with the completion of terminals.

Nigerian airports are set to become more user-friendly even as they're scaled up to accommodate more passengers.

This is according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

The body further added that it was gearing up towards handling the expected 30 million passengers traffic at the completion of work at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport terminal building in Lagos.

According to the body, 15 million passengers are currently being handled, but an additional 15 million is expected with the completion of terminals.

The General Manager, Corporate Communications, FAAN, Yakubu Dati during a chat with journalists in Lagos also said the industry would scale the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) audit slated for March 2016.

Assuring Nigerians of the forthcoming user friendliness of the airport, Dati said most of the aging projects at the airports are expected to be completed by December 2016.

Also in a bid to provide better security, Dati said FAAN security operatives and other security agencies deployed detective machines such as screening machine, Close Circuit Television (CCTV), full body scanners and personal intelligence to ensure easy facilitation of passengers.