The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said it would shut down the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport runway for repairs and maintenance for three day starting from Saturday, July 5 to July 7.
The announcement was made in a statement issued by the General Manager, Public Affairs, FAAN, Yakubu Dati.
According to the statement, “The management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria wishes to inform the public, especially aviation stakeholders and intending passengers, that the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, will be closed to traffic for maintenance from Saturday, July 5 to Monday, July 7, 2014.”
According to Dati, “a notice to all airmen (NOTAM) of the closure at 2300 UTC on Saturday, July 5, 2014 and reopening at 0500 UTC on Monday, July 7, 2014, has already been issued at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Internatioal Airport, Abuja, notifying all airlines, sister agencies and critical stakeholders.”