Power outage temporarily disrupts operations at Murtala Muhammed International Airport

Flight operations were on Wednesday evening disrupted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport , Lagos , following a power outage.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the outage occurred at about 6 . 05 pm and lasted for over an hour before it was restored .

The situation placed the nation’ s busiest airport in total darkness , leaving airline officials , passengers and other airport users frustrated as they could not proceed with the boarding processes .

An official of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN ) , told NAN on condition of anonymity that the outage was caused by disruptions from the Ayobo and Ikeja Transmission Lines which supplies power to the facility .

“ What happened was that there was intermittent disruption of power supply and it was unstable during the period it lasted but it was eventually restored , ” the source said .

The General Manager , Corporate Affairs , FAAN , Mrs Herrientta Yakubu , who confirmed the development , said power had been restored to the airport .

An aviation expert , Capt . John Ojikutu , decried the ugly development, saying as a Category 1 airport , the MMIA ought to have independent power supply , especially in case of emergencies .

“ FAAN is expected to have independent power line from Ikeja and Ayobo transmission lines as planned for MMIA in 2007 ; what has happened to that proposal ?

“ This is a shame on all of us including the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA ) .

“ Again , how did NCAA certify the MMA if the power problem that could affect the airport safety facilities has not been resolved ?

” We have a long way to go with the NCAA safety oversight functions , ” he said .

( NAN )

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