The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced that travellers would now be processed through the New International Terminal at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, effective immediately.
This was revealed in a statement issued on Thursday by FAAN’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua.
He stated that the accelerated evacuation to MMIA’s New International Terminal was considered necessary due to the terrible fire occurrence at the airport on Wednesday.
“The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK) during his maiden visit to Lagos airport had directed the FAAN relocate airlines to the New International Terminal for the shutdown of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Terminal 1 by 1st October, 2023 with a view to improving passenger experience and for total overhaul of the structure.
“We intend to make this movement as seamless as possible but appeal to all travellers to please be at the airport early enough to complete their check-in formalities on time in order not to miss their flight,” the statement said.
