Abuja Airport Closure: Bi-Courtney Assures Of Adequate Capacity
Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), Lagos, has assured domestic airlines and passengers wishing to use the Kaduna Airport as alternative to Abuja Airport that MMA2 has the capacity to process all domestic flights and passengers during the proposed closure of the latter.
BASL has also kicked against suggestions in some quarters that the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) in Lagos be expanded to accommodate the expected rise in passenger traffic during the Abuja Airport closure.
Chief executive officer, Captain Jari Williams, in a statement said “MMA2 is adequately positioned 24/7 to accommodate any airline willing to process its passengers through our facility, as we are home to five airlines, including Aero contractors, Dana, Medview, First Nation and Azman. We still have 70 per cent un-utilised capacity for passenger facilitation.”
BASL said it is prepared to dedicate a section of MMA2 to any airline having challenges in processing its passengers at GAT and also guarantees that all safety, security and specific passenger facilitation requirements will be put in place to address the airlines’ specific needs within 24 hours.
He added “MMA2 has un-utilised capacity with well-trained staff that is in position to handle any such requests. We are also ready for regional flight operations as facilities for this are 100 per cent available at our terminal and have remained unutilised since.”
Captain Williams further assured both international and domestic passengers flying through MMA2 to and fro Kaduna Airport during the Abuja Airport closure that BASL was working with domestic and foreign airlines to provide the necessary comfort and support to mitigate travel hardships.
In this regard, the BASL CEO indicated that the company is expecting that regional flight operations will take off from MMA2 anytime from now. He advised all passengers to download MMA2 mobile app to take advantage of airline schedules and other information, as well as real-time arrangements and assistance on what the terminal has to offer during the closure of Abuja Airport and beyond.
