MURTALA MUHAMMED AIRPORT WINS BEST EMERGING AIRPORT.(READ)...

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, who disclosed this in a
statement issued to journalists, 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.