All Federal Airports Fully Insured, Runways Under Overhaul — FAAN

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku has affirmed that all federal government-owned airports across the country have their insurance up to date.

LEADERSHIP reports that the founder/Chief Executive Officer of Overland Airways, Capt. Edward Boyo had raised the alarm at the 5th CHINET Aviacargo Conference at the 21st Akwaaba African Travel Market in Lagos on Tuesday, that non-insurance of the airports has had a detrimental impact on domestic airline operations.

However, speaking to LEADERSHIP, the FAAN MD said the derubberization and runway hygiene have been intact with available records to show.

“This was brought to my attention. Clarifying that all FGN airports managed by FAAN are insured with the insurance up to date. Derubberization and runway hygiene have been intact, and records are available,” he said.

The FAAN MD, however, stated that the Authority was working closely with relevant stakeholders to control incessant bird strikes.

She also mentioned that structural issues on some of the runways were being corrected gradually with complete overhauls and maintenance in some cases.

“The only area I would concur on is habitation and community issues that have impacted the wildlife/bird strikes, and we have been working closely with relevant stakeholders to control them.

“The historical runway issues based on structural/engineering issues on some of the runways along with those exceeding their lifespan are being corrected gradually with complete overhauls and maintenance,” she stated.