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Tuesday, 02 December, 2008 03:40 am
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| FG Orders Virgin Nigeria to Relocate to MMA2 |
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| Written by Onyebuchi Ezigbo, Abuja | ||||||
| Wednesday, 06 August 2008 | ||||||
     A press statement signed by the Assistant Director (Press and Public Relations), Mr. Lawrence Ojabo, said the Federal Government’s order to Virgin Nigeria Airways yesterday was conveyed through a directive by the Minister of Transportation, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority (FAAN). The statement read: “Minister of Transportation, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, conveyed the directive of government to the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority (FAAN), Mr. Richard Aisuebeogun, in a letter dated Monday 4th August 2008“. According to government, Virgin Nigeria is being given a one-week ultimatum to vacate the international wing of the MMA airport and to move to the newly rehabilitated domestic terminal. “The Federal Government of Nigeria has given the Management and Operators of Virgin Nigeria Airways Ltd final notice to relocate from Murtala Mohammed International Airport, to the Murtala Mohammed Domestic Terminal (2), MM2, within one week from Monday 4th August 2008,” it said. This is the second time the Federal Government is asking the airline operator to vacate the international wing of the MMA. The order to move to the domestic airport was issued to Virgin Nigeria earlier in the year, but was ignored by the operator who gave reasons of inadequate space and poor state of the domestic wing for their action. The management of the Airline went ahead to secure a court injunction to back their position but which has now been vacated. However, government in issuing the latest order, gave the airline a final notice to move from the international airport within one week. Some of the reasons adduced by government for its decision to evict Virgin Nigeria Airways is based on security considerations as well as the fact that the airport has been grappling with effective handling of international passenger traffic. “Security implications as well as the fact that the Airport is grappling with adequately handling international passenger traffic, had amongst other things informed Government’s position”, it said.  Quote this article on your site | Print | E-mail
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