The rehabilitation of the runway
at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu has not begun one month after
the airport was shut down.
Henrietta Yakubu, corporate
affairs manager of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), confirmed
the development to NAN on Thursday in Lagos.
On August 24, FAAN had announced
the closure of the airport, which is the only international airport in the
south-east region for the reconstruction of the runway.
Yakubu said that the airport was
closed due to safety concerns regarding its operations.
“Work is yet to begin on the
runway but it will soon, once the processes are concluded,” she said.
Following the airport closure,
international flights run by Ethiopian Airlines have been diverted to Port
Harcourt International Airport in Rivers.
Similarly, domestic flights were
diverted to Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri, Port Harcourt Airport and the Asaba
Airport in Delta.
In a meeting with southeastern
governors, Sirika assured that the Enugu airport would be reconstructed to meet
the standard of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja.
Repairs and other renovation work
on the airport runway are projected to be completed by December 2019.
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