Following continued power outage that was experienced there,
flight operations were disrupted at the international terminal of
the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos.
The flight operations were disrupted for two days – Saturday and
Sunday – while the situation lasted.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the power outage
which had not been restored as at the time of filing this report
had affected international operations of airlines flying in and out
of the airport.
The General Manager, Public Affairs, Federal Airports Authority
of Nigeria (FAAN), Yakubu Dati, confirmed the development on
Sunday in Lagos to newsmen.
“There was a power outage from the PHCN and the airport has
continued to rely on our independent power supply.
“However, when power was restored, the surge adversely affected
the K16 transformer that serves the Air-bridges and rendered them
unserviceable.
“This has adversely affected operations of departing flights. The
heavy rainfall has further delayed attempts by our electrical
engineers to effect repairs immediately,” he said.
However, FAAN had apologised to passengers, airlines and the
general public for the inconvenience caused by the development.
The authority said that efforts were being made to find a lasting
solution to it
NAN reports that as a result of this development at the nation’s
busiest airport, passengers that were either boarding or
disembarking aircraft now use the ramps rather than the tarmac
fingers.
As at Saturday, Aug. 27, the disruption necessitated by the power
failure affected international flights operated by KLM/Air France,
British Airways, Lufthansa and South Africa Airways.
A source close to one of the airlines told NAN that the disruption
continued on Sunday as electricity had not been restored.
The source said that passengers on international flights operated
by Arik Air, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Air Maroc also used the
ramp.
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