FAAN Reports Consistent Traffic Growth

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria  (FAAN)  has consistently been recording tremendous growth in passenger and aircraft traffic movement, Engr Saleh Dunoma, ‎managing director of the Authority.

According to Dunoma, in a press release by Yakubu Dati, ‎general manager, Corporate Affairs‎ at FAAN, ‎in 2014, the total passenger traffic was 15, 339, 393 as against 14, 126, 767 in 2013, representing 8.6% increase.

Aircraft movement in 2014 was 257, 409 as against 225, 288 in 2013, representing 14.3% increase.

Dunoma stated these while receiving Rotimi Amaechi‎, minister of Transport, and Sen Hadi Sirika, ‎minister of State, Aviation,  who were at headquarters of FAAN in Lagos before the commencement of their tour of aviation agencies.

Engr Dunoma lauded efforts by the present administration in integrating the transport sector.

According to him,  'the successful integration of the transport sector will galvanize the economy, and enable the sector play its leading role in the country’s socio-economic development".

The Ministers, who had since returned to Abuja,  were accompanied by  Sabiu Zakari, Permanent Secretary , Ibrahim Idris DPRS, Capt Talba Alkali DSTP, Engr Musa Hassan DATM, Deputy Directors from the Ministry as well as senior management officers. On hand to receive the team were Engr Saleh Dunoma MD FAAN, Capt Muktar Usman  DG NCAA,  Engr Abdulsalam Ibrahim, MD, NAMA, Dr Anthony Anuforu NIMET, Capt Felix Abali, AIB and other aviation stakeholders.

Places visited included the International Terminal, the New Terminal under construction, control tower, Tracon, Nimet, Sahcol and NAhco amongst others.

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