Bi-Courtney Unveils Internet Facilities, Lounge for Protocol Firms @ MMA2

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), has opened a new Lounge for protocol officers of various organisations at the terminal, in a bid to enforce and sustain its anti-touting policy,

BASL said the innovative idea would further make the airport terminal more traveller-friendly, promising that touts, miscreants and other questionable characters would be kept at arm’s-length from MMA2.

The company said it has zero-tolerance policy for any form of touting in and around the airport terminal.

Steve Omolale-Ajulo, BASL’s spokesman, said the new Lounge has modern facilities, such as internet, DSTV and communications equipment “to make the company officials using them have a feel of the relaxed ambience of MMA2, while still being effective in their various assignments”.

Apart from its aim of checkmating touting, the new lounge, a statement Omolale-Ajulo issued said, would enhance security as all protocol officials will be well identified with various tags having different levels of access and restriction within the terminal.

It added that many companies have started using the lounge and more have indicated interest in the facility, adding that MMA2 has enough space to accommodate all the interested firms.

Omolale-Ajulo listed some of the companies whose protocol officials have already taken office accommodation at the Lounge as Exxon Mobil Nigeria Limited, CPL Industries, Deawoo Nigeria Limited, Intel Nigeria Limited, Addax Petroleum Limited, Dredging International Nigeria Limited, Pam Marine Investment Limited and GAC Shipping Nigeria Limited, among several others, and said that more have put in their applications for office spaces.

While saying that more innovative projects are under way at MMA2, he listed some of the projects to enhance the terminal, either already executed or ongoing, as upgrade of alternate power supply, repaving of the driveway, concessioning of the Cargo Shed, automation of the Multi-Storey Car Park (MSCP) and construction of offices for cargo agents, among others.

Highlight of the visit to the ports in Delta was a courtesy call to Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, executive governor, Delta State.

The managing director was accompanied to the tour by Mr. Sunny Nwobi, general manager, Eastern ports, the General Manager Public Affairs ,Capt.Iheanacho Ebubeogu, general manager Physical planning and Development,Arch Dan Hassan .

Others include the general manager Capital Projects Engr  Mohammed ,general Manager Security ,Lt Col Jamil Tahir (Rtd),Special Assistant to the Managing Director ,Malam Abdullahi Buhari and other Management staff of Delta Ports.