Flight operations were halted temporarily at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos after power supply to the terminal went off.
The outage was said to have lasted more five hours, before it was rectified by the engineers of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
During the period, flight operations were slightly disrupted as airlines’ counter staff, profilers and others had to switch to manual, which slowed down operations.
A source close to the terminal said that some of the travellers had to use hand fans, while others, especially male passengers, resorted to removing their shirts.
The cause of the outage could not be ascertained, but FAAN attributed it to electrical fault.
A statement by Henrietta Yakubu, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, FAAN, said the outage occurred at the D Wing of the airport.
The outage is due to a minor electrical fault, she said.
She further stated that the agency’s engineers were already working to rectify the fault, assuring the public that normalcy would be restored soon. She, however, said the outage did not affect flight operations at the airport, as normal flight operations continued uninterrupted.
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos was on Thursday hit by a temporary power outage which affected the D Wing of the terminal.
General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, said the power disruption was caused by a minor electrical fault.
Yakubu said: FAAN wishes to inform the general public of a temporary power outage at the D Wing of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The outage is due to a minor electrical fault.
Meanwhile, our engineers are already working to rectify the fault and normalcy will be restored soon.
She, however, explained that the outage did not affect flight operations at the nation’s busiest airport.
Yakubu said that FAAN remained committed to the safety and comfort of travellers at all times.
Aviation stakeholders had expressed concern over the ugly development and called on the Federal Government to create an independent power supply for the MMIA to befit its Category One status.
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