…Suspends all contracts, concessions, and others
Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has ordered all international airlines to vacate the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, from October 1, 2023, saying it has become necessary to give room for total maintenance work at the airport.
The minister, who disclosed this during a tour at the international airports in Lagos, where he was accompanied by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Mr Kabir Yusuf Mohammed, directed the airlines and companies operating in the airport to move to the new terminal, MMIA terminal two constructed by the Chinese company, while also suspended all contracts, projects, concessions in the sector until further notice.
He said: “All airlines should vacate the MMIA before the 1st of October, 2023 and relocate to MMIA terminal two.