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Fidelia Njeze, the aviation minister on Monday declared that the
ministry will focus on enhancing comfort across airports in the country.

The minister, who made this known during her facility tour and
inspection at the Murtala Mohammed Airport (MMA), Lagos disclosed that she is
not satisfied with the state of the Lagos airport.

“The problems with the aviation industry are still there, but
we are going to concentrate on some selected areas with priority in the
enhancement of comfort at airports,” she said. “We will make sure that there is
a tangible improvement in the quality of service at our airports, especially at
our terminals.” According to Mrs. Njeze, the poor state of facilities at the
international and domestic airports will be addressed in a couple of months,
adding that the ministry will section the projects into short, medium and long
term plans.

“The work to be addressed here cannot be actualised in one week,
but we are going to make sure that during the period available to us we make
passengers comfortable whenever they visit any of Nigeria’s airports,” she
said.

“We will rectify the air conditioning systems to ensure good
temperature, and improve the toilet facilities, which actually are in a state
of decay.”

It could be recalled that NEXT on more than three occasions
reported the plights passengers face at the Lagos international airport, as a
result of dilapidated toilets, non-functional air conditioners, faulty flight
display systems as well as broken down luggage conveyor belts.

Changes soon

Mrs. Njeze, however, promised airport users that in two months
there are going to be significant changes at airports in the country,
especially the Lagos airport being the premier airport in the country.

Commenting on the incident caused by bird strikes on Dana Air
MD 83 aircraft on Monday, Mrs. Njeze disclosed that the ministry will install
additional bird scaring equipment to dispel the airborne creatures from inflicting
harm on aircraft and humans.

“The truth is that I am not satisfied with what is on ground at our
airports, but I’m happy that there are improvements like the acquisition of
fire functional tenders,” she said. “I can see three here already and I’m made
to know that seven more are on the way.”