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‘Airport performance depends on more than infrastructure’

Posted on March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Airport performance is increasingly constrained not by runways, gates, or terminals, but by how well operations are coordinated and optimised. As passenger volumes grow and airport ecosystems become more complex, fragmented decision-making across teams and systems is becoming the real operational bottleneck. SITA’s new white paper outlines why optimising individual processes is no longer enough and explains how airports can unlock hidden capacity by aligning operational decisions in real time. By connecting data, teams, and…

Report: Despite traffic boom, airport profits thin

Posted on March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Global passenger traffic has rebounded sharply, yet the airport business model that has sustained decades of predictable growth is under strain. According to Acuracy’s white paper, “What does the future hold for airports?”, airport revenues in 2023 remained 12% below 2019 levels even though traffic was only 5% lower. The disconnect exposes structural shifts reshaping how airports create value. The report argues that airports are moving away from a volume-driven infrastructure model towards integrated platforms that…

Lagos airport fire caused significant damage to critical infrastructure-Minister

Posted on February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 by Wole Shadare

· NIMET equipment in ruins, offices wiped out, mobile tower deployed The fire incident at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Terminal 1 in Lagos on Monday caused significant damage to critical infrastructure. Following an on-the-spot inspection of the burnt terminal by the Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, accompanied by the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, the Aviation Minister confirmed that, while the building was already slated for demolition,…

Airport Police nabs suspect in N1 billion romance fraud

Posted on January 6, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Nigeria Police Force, Airport Police Command, in its sustained efforts to combat transnational crimes and prevent the use of Nigerian airports as escape routes for criminal elements, has arrested a notorious celebrity scam and romance fraud suspect responsible for defrauding multiple victims in the United States of America of over N1,000,000,000 (one billion naira), which on conversion amounts to over $1 million. The suspect, Essien Emmanuel Akpama, male, aged 20, was arrested on…

ValueJet to begin flights to GWI, Iperu Oct 7, as airport opens to operations

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Wole Shadare

As arrangements hit top gear for the commissioning of the Gateway International Airport (GWI), Iperu, Ogun State, for commercial flight operations, Nigeria’s fast-growing airline, ValueJet, will be operating from the airport on October 7. The carrier will be operating two weekly flights to Abuja for now on Tuesday and Thursday at 8.30 am to arrive Abuja at 9.45 am and from Abuja to GWI at 16.00 and arriving GWI 17.15 The airline, in a statement,…

Amusan: Nigeria needs urgent investment in ageing airport facilities

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Wole Shadare

A former National President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents (NANTA), Dr. Soji Amusan, has expressed concern about the condition of many airports across the country. He stated that many of Nigeria’s airports are ageing, congested or lack the modern facilities needed to accommodate growing passenger volumes and next-generation aircraft, stressing that investment in air traffic management, runway upgrades, passenger terminals and cargo facilities is urgently needed. He noted that in a…

Enugu Airport: Jinxed runway in search of solution

Posted on April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The continued closure of Enugu airport for constant repairs has raised concerns about the sincerity of permanently fixing the problem. It remains a mystery how this runway was fully rebuilt twice in ten years, 2009 and 2019, with the same mistakes made twice to rectify a simple engineering problem that has cost airlines, passengers and the airport authority lost time and revenue, writes WOLE SHADARE Fresh closure The Akanu Ibiam International Airport was closed to traffic…

Nigerian airports running at a loss, FG subsidises aerodrome operations

Posted on April 21, 2025April 21, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Minister dismisses predetermined Enugu airport concessionaire, duration The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has lamented that many of the country’s airports are running at a loss: hence the need for concession of the aerodromes. He noted that as a result, the government took a proactive measure to ensure these vital facilities can meet and maintain international standards, given the increasing financial demands of their operations. Speaking through his Special Assistant…

FAAN closes Enugu airport for two weeks to fix runway

Posted on April 19, 2025April 19, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said will shut down the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu to allow for essential runway maintenance works. According to the agency, the airport would be temporarily closed from April 22 to May 6th, 2025, for runway repairs. FAAN’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs. Obiageli Orah in a statement early Saturday, explained that there is a sudden and significant rupture in the asphalt surface at a…

Air Peace suspends flights to Enugu airport over bad runway

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Enugu flights to be operated through Asaba aerodrome Air Peace said it has temporarily suspended flights to the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. The airline in a statement by the airline’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr. Ejike Ndiulo said the suspension of flights to the airport by Air Peace was due to safety concerns of the Enugu airport runway. Ndiulo disclosed that the situation of the Enugu runway had been causing major disruptions to…

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