FAAN opens MMIA Runway 18R/36L with inaugural flight by Kenya Airways

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Saturday, February 17, 2024, opened Runway 18R/36L of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, which witnessed its inaugural flight by Kenya Airways flight with registration number 5YCY, which landed at 11:33hrs, after almost one year of closure for renovation.
The Kenya pilot, Captain Meme Kondwani, who flew the Boeing 738,
confirmed that the surface of the Runway is smooth and also added that all the facilities are good.
It will be noted that the Runway 18R was shut down by the Authority, in the interest of safety,renovation work was carried out during this period of shutdown.
FAAN stated in a statement signed by Mrs Obiageli Orah, Director Public Affairs & Consumer Protection expressed the hope that the reopening of the Runway 18R would rightly address the needs of international airlines as well as reduce traffic on the Runway that is currently in use.
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