Chinedu Eze posits thatthe Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has concentrated on improving critical facilities at the airside of the major airports, which has enhanced operations
The airside infrastructure consists of all secure, restricted areas dedicated to aircraft operations and ground servicing. It serves as the technical foundation where planes take off, land, taxi, park, and are serviced. This part of the airport is not comprehensively open to people, except when boarding the aircraft or inside the aircraft cabin but it is the most critical part of the airport infrastructure.
Nigeria’s major gateway, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos had its runway shut down for repairs when the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, was appointed to head the agency on December 13, 2024.
At that time, both international and local airlines were using the domestic runway, known as Runway 18L, while 18R, the international runway was shut down.
This adversely affected the airlines. The airlines said they incurred losses due to delays caused by flight traffic, as all flights take off and land on the only operational runway, Runway 18L, traditionally meant for domestic flight service.
