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Bi-Courtney announces importation of X-ray machines worth $500,000 for MMA2 Massive resources are also being deployed to upgrade our air conditioning system for the comfort of passengers.
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Nigeria’s flagship privately operated airport terminal, Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2), Lagos, is embarking on a massive upgrading of its X-ray machine and air conditioning systems for passengers safety, security and comfort.
The Wale Babalakin Bi-Courtney Aviation Services (BASL) operated MMA2, Lagos, has just spent about $500,000 importing a sizeable number of X-ray machines to enhance and accelerate the screening of passengers and cargoes, according to a press statement by Mikail Mumuni, Group Corporate Affairs Manager of BASL.
Chinedu Eze
Air fares have started coming down after the Yuletide celebration as passenger traffic has dropped at the airports.
THISDAY checks revealed that there has been reduction in passenger traffic on many of the routes, but the Abuja-Lagos; Lagos-Abuja and Abuja-Owerri; Owerri-Lagos routes still record high traffic, even.
However, the cost of economy class has come down to N27, 000 from the over N60, 000 sold during the Yuletide.
Spokesman of Arik Air, Adebanji Ola, told THISDAY that airfares have marginally come down, but still relatively high compared to this time the previous years. He attributed this to the weakening exchange rate against the dollars.
Industry experts in this report discuss the best model of concession for Nigeria, Chinedu Eze writes.
The federal government has decided to concession the terminal facilities at four major airports in the country, despite the misgivings and protests by labour.
The airports include the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano and the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa.
PPP
The federal government has also concluded that it would concession the airports under the public, private partnership (PPP), where the investor would manage the facility for some years after which it reverts to the state.