Nigeria dismisses world’s worst airport rating

Nigeria dismisses world’s worst airport rating
By Wale Odunsi on November 11,

Murtala-Muhammed-International-AirportNigeria has reacted to a recent report that named Port Harcourt International Airport as the worst in the world.
The damning verdict came from a travel website, sleepinginairports.net, based on feedback from thousands of travellers on criteria such as terminal services and facilities, cleanliness and comfort.
It also listed the airports in Abuja, and financial hub, Lagos, as seventh and 10th worst on the continent.


Aviation regulator, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), disputed the ranking.
FAAN spokesman Yakubu Dati told AFP that the report was “unfounded” as the domestic terminal at Port Harcourt was undergoing renovation and a new international terminal was being built.
Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport has also undergone similar renovation, while Chinese engineers are building a new terminal at the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport in Abuja.
“While we regret any inconvenience experienced at these airports, including Port Harcourt International Airport, due to ongoing construction projects, we promise all airport users that services at these airports will surely get better at the completion of these projects,” he told AFP.


Nigeria’s aviation industry has evolved since the liquidation of the state-run Nigeria Airways in the early 2000s because of mismanagement and corruption.
With more than 20 functional planes in 1979, the national carrier was left with just two in 1999, prompting the government to throw open the skies to the private sector.
Carriers such as Arik Air, Dana Air, Aero Contractors, Med-View, Kabo and Overland Airways have since emerged as key players.
Arik, which has a partnership for maintenance with Lufthansa, is dominant with a strong presence on domestic and regional routes, as well as longer-haul flights to London, and Johannesburg.
Med-View recently got the nod to fly Lagos-London from November 20.
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