Omo_Tier1:
The airline lamented that lack of airfield lighting at some of the nation’s airports made it inevitable that no airline can operate into such airports beyond 6:00 pm despite the fact that there were passengers travelling to such destinations. [size=14pt]Why are Nigeria Airports still without Airfield lighting in this day and age? I thought they said the airport renovation was total? [/size]

Perhaps you guys really need to understand that Nigerians are not as foolish as you lots think....

PapaBrowne: But seriously, my take in all this is the Benin/Asaba angle. Benin, Asaba and Warri Airports are all about a maximum of 120km from each other yet after Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt they experience the largest flight frequencies in the country.

For Instance and this may surprise you: These three Airports record more passengers than the whole of Northern Nigeria and South West Nigeria combined. Leaves you wondering the true nature of Nigeria's geo-economic combinations.


To think that some blind critics felt the Asaba Airport was a nonviable joke.

Another thing: 12,000 passengers at an average ticket price of 20,000 Naira. A whooping 240 Million Naira daily sales!! Nigeria my country!

IGBO-SON:


^^^PapaBrowne, you left out Enugu and Owerri airports; besides Lagos and Abuja, these 5 airports are the busiest in the country.

wesley80:

Nigerians are by no means foolish but you my friend put the "d" in dumb! You've exceeded any known guage of stupidity and I'm honestly shocked at how a grown adult can make a self ridiculing post without realizing it. Your entire rant seems to read just one word; J-A-C-K-A-S-S!

About a dozen airports have been remodelled from their hitherto decripit states in the first phase of a total turn around of the airport facilities in a project hailed by all with their heads in its right place (Now you know where I think Oyb's head is) and you're here singing thrash about runway lighting? Duh, the Minister has already given a time limit for the completion of the next phase RUNWAY LIGHTING (Sounds familiar?) which would commence this year and terminate next year - Its in the piece you re-posted but foolishness blinded you from it!

Omo_Tier1: TO THE CLOWNS IN POWER WHO NEVER FAIL TO DISAPPOINT BY CHEERY PICKING WHAT FAVOURS THEM IN A NEWS ARTICLE AND REFUSE TO SHED LIGHT ON THE REVELATIONS .. let me help you!

By Chinedu Eze In spite of the passenger surge on domestic routes this Easter holiday, Arik Air has said that it was yet to operate to full capacity. Arik operates 120 flights daily and airlifts over 12,000 passengers daily.

The airline lamented that lack of airfield lighting at some of the nation’s airports made it inevitable that no airline can operate into such airports beyond 6:00 pm despite the fact that there were passengers travelling to such destinations. [size=14pt]Why are Nigeria Airports still without Airfield lighting in this day and age? I thought they said the airport renovation was total? [/size]

For instance, Arik said it increased its flights to Asaba airport from once a day to three times daily but its flights could not fly to Benin airport after 6:00 pm because for now it is a visual flight rule airport, which means that no aircraft can fly there in the night. Is this the same Benin Airport that the minister claim to have revamped yet Airliners cannot land in that airport beyond 6pm?


According to the airline, it is the same with the airports in Yola, Owerri, Kaduna, Enugu and Ilorin. The Acting Deputy Managing Director of Arik Air, Ado Sanusi, told THISDAY that the airline was operating at just 60 per cent of its capacity, noting that the airline was capable of doing about 240 but presently doing 120 daily flights. Sanusi said that the airline's planes are currently being underutilised because they operate average of seven hours daily instead of 11 hours. “The airline has the capacity to cope with demands of domestic air travellers. With adequate infrastructure at the nation's airports, Arik can deploy its full capacity. We have 23 functional aircraft,” Sanusi said.

Sanusi also said the industry had significantly improved in terms of infrastructural renewal at the airports after many years of neglect and expressed the hope that the remodelling programme would be extended to the airport runways, especially in the provision of airfield lighting. The acting deputy managing director noted that within two years under the present administration, many of the airports now wear new look and commended the Federal Government for the upgrade of the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, which is the main operational facility of the airline. “There are a lot of things to be done in the industry to make it better through a deliberate policy of government where the airlines can have operational environment that will enhance their provision of services because aviation is the catalyst of economic development of every nation, but this administration should be commended for what it has done so far,” Sanusi said. The Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, had recently assured that from this year till the end of 2014, all the airport runways would have airfield lighting and fully upgraded.

Perhaps you guys really need to understand that Nigerians are not as foolish as you lots think.... The fact that Arik Air can only utilize 60% of her capacity largely due to inadequate facilities at the local airports says alot about the much touted Airport remodeling. There is more to Aviation than using oil paint and tiles

taharqa: And you are bn SILLLY, as is USUAL. Okpeee, d Arik man VERY CLEARLY said that Airport facilities were IMPROVING significantly in 2 yrs- d KEY word: improving ie work in progress, as one wud expect since its only just 2yrs afta yrs of neglect (as d Arik man also emphasized). Nobody is unda d presumptn that we hv arrived, but we are CERTAINLY moving in d right direction, and at a much FASTER rate than in decades. The Arik man for instance said that sm Airports like those in Benin, Owerri, Yola, do not hv functional Runway Lightings YET but he didn't also mention Lagos and sm oda main Airports COS THOSE ONES ALREADY HAD THEIR RUNWAY LIGHTINGS INSTALLED RECENTLY BY THIS SAME ADMIN in d 1st phase of an ONGOING PROCESS that wud go round ALL runways in d country. B4 now, NO domestic airport had a functional runway lighting system; today, sm do and odas are in d process of bn installd- that is part of d PROGRESS the Arik man was talking about, one which is VERY EVIDENT to every Sane Airtraveller. HATERS and PROPAGANDISTS (Enermies of Progress) can do anytin bout this no mata how it much it PAINS them, and what's worst, this just a tip of d iceberg ..... By d way, d Aviation Min never said that d Remodelld Benin had a functional Lighting system already installd, but that it along with sm odas, were BEEN installd. That was also repeatd here again at d tail end of dis article

taharqa: And you are bn SILLLY, as is USUAL. Okpeee, d Arik man VERY CLEARLY said that Airport facilities were IMPROVING significantly in 2 yrs- d KEY word: improving ie work in progress, as one wud expect since its only just 2yrs afta yrs of neglect (as d Arik man also emphasized). Nobody is unda d presumptn that we hv arrived, but we are CERTAINLY moving in d right direction, and at a much FASTER rate than in decades. The Arik man for instance said that sm Airports like those in Benin, Owerri, Yola, do not hv functional Runway Lightings YET but he didn't also mention Lagos and sm oda main Airports COS THOSE ONES ALREADY HAD THEIR RUNWAY LIGHTINGS INSTALLED RECENTLY BY THIS SAME ADMIN in d 1st phase of an ONGOING PROCESS that wud go round ALL runways in d country. B4 now, NO domestic airport had a functional runway lighting system; today, sm do and odas are in d process of bn installd- that is part of d PROGRESS the Arik man was talking about, one which is VERY EVIDENT to every Sane Airtraveller. HATERS and PROPAGANDISTS (Enermies of Progress) can do anytin bout this no mata how it much it PAINS them, and what's worst, this just a tip of d iceberg ..... By d way, d Aviation Min never said that d Remodelld Benin had a functional Lighting system already installd, but that it along with sm odas, were BEEN installd. That was also repeatd here again at d tail end of dis article

talktimi: sad child, I guess you skipped this part "Sanusi said. The Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, had recently assured that from this year till the end of 2014, all the airport runways would have airfield lighting and fully upgraded." Its in this same article you posted if you agree to read things completely.

Omo_Tier1:
Sorry, I read that part and even mad me wonder the manner of leaders we have in Nigeria! How can you embark on Airport remodeling and ignore the critical infrastructure that makes an Airport what it is? I ask you, in the budget for 2013, was there any appropriation for contract for Airfield lighting of the Domestic Airport in Nigeria? It is certain that most of you are ever so gullible.

According to the 2013 Budget, these are the Airport Contracts appropriated for Runway Lighting; SOLAR RUNWAY LIGHTS - ENUGU, KANO, JOS, PORT HARCOURT, CALABAR & OBUDU -How does these constitute ALL the Airport Runways?

For ILS, these are the airport appropriated for; PROVISION OF INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEMS (ILS) LAGOS, KANO,
BENIN, JOS, KADUNA, MAIDUGURI, YOLA, &MINNA -How does these constitute the Airport Runways in Nigeria?

Some of you need real flogging with kobokob..

taharqa: And you are bn SILLLY, as is USUAL. Okpeee, d Arik man VERY CLEARLY said that Airport facilities were IMPROVING significantly in 2 yrs- d KEY word: improving ie work in progress, as one wud expect since its only just 2yrs of work afta yrs of neglect (as d Arik man also emphasized). Nobody is unda d presumptn that we hv arrived, but we are CERTAINLY moving in d right direction, and IMPORTANTLY at a much FASTER rate than in we had done decades. The Arik man for instance said that sm Airports like those in Benin, Owerri, Yola, do not hv functional Runway Lightings YET but he didn't also mention Lagos and sm oda main Airports in same vein COS THOSE ONES ALREADY HAD THEIR RUNWAY LIGHTINGS INSTALLED RECENTLY BY THIS SAME ADMIN in d 1st phase of an ONGOING PROCESS that wud go round ALL runways in d country. B4 now, NO domestic airport had a functional runway lighting system; today, sm do and odas are in d process of bn installd- that is part of d PROGRESS the Arik man was talking about, one which is VERY EVIDENT to every Sane Airtraveller. HATERS and PROPAGANDISTS (Enermies of Progress) really cant do anytin bout this no mata how much it PAINS them, and what's worst, this just a tip of d iceberg ..... By d way, d Aviation Min never said that d Remodelld Benin had a functional Lighting system already installd, but that it along with sm odas, were BEEN installd. That was also repeatd here again at d tail end of dis article

Omo_Tier1:
Sorry, I read that part and even mad me wonder the manner of leaders we have in Nigeria! How can you embark on Airport remodeling and ignore the critical infrastructure that makes an Airport what it is? I ask you, in the budget for 2013, was there any appropriation for contract for Airfield lighting of the Domestic Airport in Nigeria? It is certain that most of you are ever so gullible.

According to the 2013 Budget, these are the Airport Contracts appropriated for Runway Lighting; SOLAR RUNWAY LIGHTS - ENUGU, KANO, JOS, PORT HARCOURT, CALABAR & OBUDU -How does these constitute ALL the Airport Runways?

For ILS, these are the airport appropriated for; PROVISION OF INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEMS (ILS) LAGOS, KANO,
BENIN, JOS, KADUNA, MAIDUGURI, YOLA, &MINNA -How does these constitute the Airport Runways in Nigeria?

Some of you need real flogging with kobokob..

wesley80: Airports - Improving on per second basis
Roads - Everywhere you go na Fresh Tar, our roads have never been better - Fact!
Railways - Even the foreign press (BBC, Economist, FT, Washington Post) cant believe they are back!
Electricity - Anywhere you look na so so Megawatts (highest quantum since independence). The countdown to 24 Hrs Power supply has begun, just hang on.
Boko Haram - Their bosses are now begging for Amnesty for their footsodiers.
Transformation Agenda Noni!
GEJ is Working, Haters are Tweeting - Nigerians are watching!

Omo_Tier1:

I know you glory in stupidity and your only known area of excellence is MEDIOCRITY. I also know you are a local champion so you really do not have the slimmest of an idea that an Airport is a city that never sleeps, hence day and night navigation is a must for any local commercial airport.

Omo_Tier1:

I know you glory in stupidity and your only known area of excellence is MEDIOCRITY. I also know you are a local champion so you really do not have the slimmest of an idea that an Airport is a city that never sleeps, hence day and night navigation is a must for any local commercial airport.

I really have no time to engage idiots like you that have no idea what constitutes an Airport. The sad reality is when the Clowns in Power are done with, it is folks like you that would be hard pressed by the next sane government to make fund available to get these Airport to the standards they really ought to be in.

How anyone would claim to be remodeling an airport yet leave out navigational aid, Air field lighting, Security, is beyond my imagination. Perhaps you lot think Airports are like Young Shall Grow Road Side Park.

black_beau: Ok,I don't get it. The airports can't be used @ night,yet they are improving? That means before now,you couldn't even land the flight during the day

Omo_Tier1: TO THE CLOWNS IN POWER WHO NEVER FAIL TO DISAPPOINT BY CHEERY PICKING WHAT FAVOURS THEM IN A NEWS ARTICLE AND REFUSE TO SHED LIGHT ON THE REVELATIONS .. let me help you!

By Chinedu Eze In spite of the passenger surge on domestic routes this Easter holiday, Arik Air has said that it was yet to operate to full capacity. Arik operates 120 flights daily and airlifts over 12,000 passengers daily.

The airline lamented that lack of airfield lighting at some of the nation’s airports made it inevitable that no airline can operate into such airports beyond 6:00 pm despite the fact that there were passengers travelling to such destinations. [size=14pt]Why are Nigeria Airports still without Airfield lighting in this day and age? I thought they said the airport renovation was total? [/size]

For instance, Arik said it increased its flights to Asaba airport from once a day to three times daily but its flights could not fly to Benin airport after 6:00 pm because for now it is a visual flight rule airport, which means that no aircraft can fly there in the night. Is this the same Benin Airport that the minister claim to have revamped yet Airliners cannot land in that airport beyond 6pm?


According to the airline, it is the same with the airports in Yola, Owerri, Kaduna, Enugu and Ilorin. The Acting Deputy Managing Director of Arik Air, Ado Sanusi, told THISDAY that the airline was operating at just 60 per cent of its capacity, noting that the airline was capable of doing about 240 but presently doing 120 daily flights. Sanusi said that the airline's planes are currently being underutilised because they operate average of seven hours daily instead of 11 hours. “The airline has the capacity to cope with demands of domestic air travellers. With adequate infrastructure at the nation's airports, Arik can deploy its full capacity. We have 23 functional aircraft,” Sanusi said.

Sanusi also said the industry had significantly improved in terms of infrastructural renewal at the airports after many years of neglect and expressed the hope that the remodelling programme would be extended to the airport runways, especially in the provision of airfield lighting. The acting deputy managing director noted that within two years under the present administration, many of the airports now wear new look and commended the Federal Government for the upgrade of the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, which is the main operational facility of the airline. “There are a lot of things to be done in the industry to make it better through a deliberate policy of government where the airlines can have operational environment that will enhance their provision of services because aviation is the catalyst of economic development of every nation, but this administration should be commended for what it has done so far,” Sanusi said. The Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, had recently assured that from this year till the end of 2014, all the airport runways would have airfield lighting and fully upgraded.

Perhaps you guys really need to understand that Nigerians are not as foolish as you lots think.... The fact that Arik Air can only utilize 60% of her capacity largely due to inadequate facilities at the local airports says alot about the much touted Airport remodeling. There is more to Aviation than using oil paint and tiles

It is disheartning that Nigerians have bn pummeled to accept mediocrity. The truth be told & you can come back here in 1 year's time to take stock. (1) The work at the respective airports are misplaced priorities. It is INSANE to fix aesthetics before functionalities but we are too deceived by "fine for face" A functional airport must begin with neccesaries for take off & landing i.e proper Runway(s); Functional Control Towers wt Trained personnel; Runway lighting; Navigational aids; Constant power; perimeter restriction; Full blown security...remember hw every Tom, Dick & Harry were on the tarmac wen Emir of Kano was fleeing to UK after Boko Haram incident; embarking & disembarking equipment; Tug vehicles; Top class fire fighting equipment....i cld go on & on. All we have bn jubilating about are claddings on the wall; marble flooring & shine shine seats!!! Are those what make up airports

Omo_Tier1:
Sorry, I read that part and even mad me wonder the manner of leaders we have in Nigeria! How can you embark on Airport remodeling and ignore the critical infrastructure that makes an Airport what it is? I ask you, in the budget for 2013, was there any appropriation for contract for Airfield lighting of the Domestic Airport in Nigeria? It is certain that most of you are ever so gullible.

According to the 2013 Budget, these are the Airport Contracts appropriated for Runway Lighting; SOLAR RUNWAY LIGHTS - ENUGU, KANO, JOS, PORT HARCOURT, CALABAR & OBUDU -How does these constitute ALL the Airport Runways?

For ILS, these are the airport appropriated for; PROVISION OF INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEMS (ILS) LAGOS, KANO,
BENIN, JOS, KADUNA, MAIDUGURI, YOLA, &MINNA -How does these constitute the Airport Runways in Nigeria?

Some of you need real flogging with kobokob..

wesley80:

Nigerians are by no means foolish but you my friend put the "d" in dumb! You've exceeded any known guage of stupidity and I'm honestly shocked at how a grown adult can make a self ridiculing post without realizing it. Your entire rant seems to read just one word; J-A-C-K-A-S-S!

About a dozen airports have been remodelled from their hitherto decripit states in the first phase of a total turn around of the airport facilities in a project hailed by all with their heads in its right place (Now you know where I think Oyb's head is) and you're here singing thrash about runway lighting? Duh, the Minister has already given a time limit for the completion of the next phase RUNWAY LIGHTING (Sounds familiar?) which would commence this year and terminate next year - Its in the piece you re-posted but foolishness blinded you from it!

Venchy:

WHY ARE YOU AND YOUR CABAL SO AGGRESSIVE, YOU LOTS SEEMS OPINIONATED, THIS IS A PLATFORM TO EXPRESS YOUR PINION AND NOT INSULTING PEOPLE IN YOUR RESPONSE.

Typical way of Nigerian leaders, always one way traffic and no side roads or exit, clearly you lots are agent to the CROOKS in government taken Nigerians for granted, We'll expose you all in no time with the power of Technology.

I can't understand what you guys meant by "improvement" when there's no SOAP in the toilet at MM, this is very dangerous to both working in the country and foreigners, I think this where the so called IMPROVEMENT should start for passengers conveniences.

Venchy:

WHY ARE YOU AND YOUR CABAL SO AGGRESSIVE, YOU LOTS SEEMS OPINIONATED, THIS IS A PLATFORM TO EXPRESS YOUR PINION AND NOT INSULTING PEOPLE IN YOUR RESPONSE.

Typical way of Nigerian leaders, always one way traffic and no side roads or exit, clearly you lots are agent to the CROOKS in government taken Nigerians for granted, We'll expose you all in no time with the power of Technology.

I can't understand what you guys meant by "improvement" when there's no SOAP in the toilet at MM, this is very dangerous to both working in the country and foreigners, I think this where the so called IMPROVEMENT should start for passengers conveniences.

Venchy:

WHY ARE YOU AND YOUR CABAL SO AGGRESSIVE, YOU LOTS SEEMS OPINIONATED, THIS IS A PLATFORM TO EXPRESS YOUR PINION AND NOT INSULTING PEOPLE IN YOUR RESPONSE.

Typical way of Nigerian leaders, always one way traffic and no side roads or exit, clearly you lots are agent to the CROOKS in government taken Nigerians for granted, We'll expose you all in no time with the power of Technology.

I can't understand what you guys meant by "improvement" when there's no SOAP in the toilet at MM, this is very dangerous to both working in the country and foreigners, I think this where the so called IMPROVEMENT should start for passengers conveniences.

wesley80:
So what dont you get? Does your dictionary define "improvement" as ability to land at night? Should'nt people know when to keep quiet?

wesley80: Airports - Improving on per second basis
Roads - Everywhere you go na Fresh Tar, our roads have never been better - Fact!
Railways - Even the foreign press (BBC, Economist, FT, Washington Post) cant believe they are back!
Electricity - Anywhere you look na so so Megawatts (highest quantum since independence). The countdown to 24 Hrs Power supply has begun, just hang on.
Boko Haram - Their bosses are now begging for Amnesty for their footsodiers.
Transformation Agenda Noni!
GEJ is Working, Haters are Tweeting - Nigerians are there and God is watching!

black_beau: so,@ your age,you don't know what sarcasm is?