The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has announced that the
Kaduna International Airport, Kaduna is now fit and ready for 24-hour
operations.
The General Manager Public Affairs of NCAA, Mr Sam Adurogboye,
said in Lagos on Tuesday that the airport was ready for local and international
flights.
Adurogboye explained that all necessary steps to ensure that
the status of the airport as an alternative airport to the Abuja International
Airport during the closure had been taken.
The Federal Government had announced the closure of the
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja effective from midnight of
Wednesday to allow for extensive repairs on the runway.
The NCAA official assured all passengers of safety and
security in all airports in the country.
“The navigational aids have been well calibrated and fully
functional to facilitate continuous smooth landings and takeoffs.
“Therefore, towards seamless flight operations in line with
Standard and Recommended Practices, all relevant departments and directorates
with full complement of staff have been redeployed to Kaduna.”
Adurogboye said the Regional Managers of NCAA for Abuja and
Kaduna offices were on ground to allow for smooth integration of the additional
staff coming to Kaduna.
He said to sustain the safety and security of airline
operations, a team of Aviation Safety Inspectors from the Directorate of
Airworthiness Standards had already moved to the airport.
Adurogboye said the Directorate of Consumer Protection,
Directorate of Air Transport Regulations, Directorate of Aerodrome and Airspace
Standard and Aviation Security Personnel were already at the airport.
The official named other agencies deployed as NCAA, Federal
Airports Authority of Nigeria, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Nigerian
Customs and Exercise, and Nigerian Immigration Service.
Adurogboye said that a National Security Committee had been
designed and approved for the security programme to cover the airport and its
environs during the six weeks closure.
He noted that at the commencement of flights, the Ethiopian
Airlines (ET) would be the first scheduled airline to arrive the Kaduna
international airport upon the closure of Abuja International Airport. (NAN)
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