Sirika says closed MMIA runway to reopen in April

The minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika, has revealed that the ongoing repair work at runway 18R at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, would be completed in April.

Three weeks ago, Ripples Nigeria reported that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) closed 18R and 36L runways.

FAAN said the runways would be closed for eight weeks: “This is to notify the public that runway 18R/36L of the Murtala Muhammed Int’l Airport, Lagos has been closed for 8 weeks for Maintenance work to carried out. Taxi way B-18L will be used for all flight operations.”