Power outage hits Lagos airport again

FAAN to divert Lagos Airport flights to E Wing tomorrow
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The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) 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 (FAAN), Henrietta Yakubu, said the power disruption was caused by a minor electrical fault.

She 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.’’

Yakubu however said the outage did not affect flight operations at the nation’s busiest airport.

FAAN, according to her, remained committed to the safety and comfort of travellers at all times.