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Nigerian airports not among Africa’s top 15 – Report

By on January 19, 2014

Despite the various reforms being carried out in the country’s aviation sector, no Nigerian airport is listed among the top 15 in Africa.

Statistics obtained from ‘The Traffic Monitor’ by Moodie on Wednesday showed that airports in Egypt, South Africa and Morocco dominated the top 15 list.

Statistics updated by Wikipedia in January 2014 rated the OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg as the topmost in the continent, while the Cairo International Airport followed in the second position.

The Cape Town International Airport is on the list, while the Mohammed V International Airport, Morocco occupies the fourth position. The Hughada International Airport and Sharm-el-Sheikh International Airport, both in Egypt, follow in that order.

The King Shaka International Airport in South Africa occupies the seventh position, while the Marrakesh Menera Airport, Morocco is eight.

Others are the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Mauritius; Borg El Arab Airport, Egypt; and the Agadir Al Massira Airport, Morocco.

Two Nigerian airports, the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, made the top 15 list in the previous review carried out in 2013. They, however, did not make the list this year.

The Chief Executive Officer, Finum Aviation Services, Mr. Sheri Kyary, said the Nigerian aviation industry was not marketing itself.

He said, “There should be more efforts to create awareness of the potential of the industry to the public. As of today, we still have statistics showing that the number of people flying in the country is less than 10 per cent of the population.

“So, they should raise awareness and target 15 per cent flying population in the next two years, thereafter they can add five per cent every year.”

Kyary noted that while the current Aviation minister was just focusing on airport terminal development, other key things that make any airport reliable were navigational facilities.

 

 

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