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Inclement weather, reason for flights diversion-NAMA
The frequent diversion of flights to neighbouring countries by foreign airlines has been attributed to inclement weather and company minimas of affected airlines, according to the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA).
The airspace management agency in a statement said such diversions are in the interest of safety.
Foreign carriers for quite some time had declined landing at the Lagos airports due to poor visibility which fluctuates. The carriers refuse to take risks of landing in inclement weather by obeying their company’s standards for flight operations in such situations.
Reports indicate that visibility is very poor in some airports affecting landing or take-off that have caused flight delays or outright cancellations.
Spokesman for NAMA, Mr. Khalid Emele in a statement explained that Lagos has two runways- 18 Right and 18 Left.
He asdded that the Doppler Very High Omni-Directional Radio Range (DVOR) and the Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) at the airport have successfully been calibrated and passed 100 per cent.
He stated that the localizer (a component of the Instrument Landing System) responsible for horizontal guidance at runway 18 Left has also passed 100 per cent calibration while the glide slope (which is another component of the Instrument Landing System that provides vertical guidance) is undergoing routine maintenance.
Emele disclosed that that the maintenance will be concluded and the equipment shall be fully on air today.
On Runway 18 Right, he noted that there is Category 3 ILS which is still undergoing installation.
His words, “Presently, Selex Systems, the contractors are working on the realignment of its parameters, preparatory to the calibration and commissioning of the equipment in the shortest possible time”.
“Meanwhile the agency hereby wishes to reassure airspace users and the general public that the Nigerian Airspace remains safe for seamless, and economic air travel and regret any inconveniences caused”, he added.
