- The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said on Sunday that it lost N40 million due to the closure of the Benin Airport for two months.
- The Benin Airport Manager, Mr. Sunday Ayodele in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos, said the airport reopened on Sept. 3.
- Ayodele said that the closure, which lasted for almost two months was to enable the organisation to carry out comprehensive rehabilitation of the runway and the fire tenders.
- He said though the airport was generating an average of N15 million to N20 million monthly, the closure was inevitable.
- Ayodele assured airport users of safe and seamless flight operations with the completion of work at the runway.
- He urged airline operators to take advantage of the newly rehabilitated runway to commence flight operations into the airport.
- Ayodele also urged the Federal Government to order the contractor handling the perimeter fencing of the airport to commence work immediately to reduce incursions into the runway.
- He said that the airport would begin 24 hours operations as soon as the ongoing installation of airfield lighting were completed.