The aviation sector is beaming with smiles right now, as the
Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, has been recognised as the
2014 Best Emerging Airport in the African region. The award was given to the
airport at the fourth Annual Emerging Airports Conference and Exhibition in Abu
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The spokesman for the Federal Airports Authority
of Nigeria (FAAN), Yakubu Dati, said the Managing Director of FAAN, Mr Saleh
Dunoma, received the award on behalf of the Lagos airport.
According to Dati, the organisers of the conference cited
the revolutionary turnaround of the airports in Nigeria as one of the reasons
for the award, adding that it also applauded the Aerotropolis and the
perishable cargo projects as clear indicators of an emerging giant.
He emphasised that the award ceremony also featured
conferences and an exhibition, which attracted over 15 airport directors, Civil
Aviation Authorities, CAAs and airport companies from the emerging markets in
Africa, Asia and Middle East.
Dati informed that Dunoma presented a paper at the
conference where he showcased the investment potentials and business
opportunities in the Nigerian aviation industry.
Others, who attended the event, according to him, included
Mozambique Airports, Tanzania Airports Company, Ghana Airports Company,
Kilimanjaro Airports Company (as delegate), Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal,
Bahrain Airports Company, GMR Airports and GVK Airports from India.
Others were Abu Dhabi Airports Company, Dube Ports – South
Africa, Jordan Airports Company (delegate), Egyptian Airports Company
(delegate), ADPI – the airport design company, Hill International, TAV Airports
Holdings (Turkey) and over 45 exhibitors representing airport suppliers,
investors, contractors, equipment manufacturers, suppliers and others involved
in ground handling, airport operations, airport ATC / ATM, airport maintenance
and ancillary services providers.
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