The Federal Government has concluded plans to establish a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
This came as transaction advisers for the establishment of a national carrier, Nigeria Air have concluded their baseline studies and are set to submit their findings to the federal government.
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika made the disclosure in his office in Abuja, at a meeting with officials of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association.
While noting that the move to establish a national carrier was still being pursued, Sirika expressed delight that Nigerians were inclined to the project.
“The second runway project is in the budget and it will be procured by God’s grace. The national carrier is in the pipeline and in the next one hour I will be meeting with the transaction advisers. They are in town and they have concluded their baseline studies and we are moving to the next stage. So that is also on course”, Sirika said.
The Minister also disclosed that efforts were being intensified at upgrading communication systems at control towers across airports in Nigeria and called on airline operators to help improve their communications systems with a view to enabling them function effectively.
At an earlier meeting with Airline Operators of Nigeria, the Minister hinted that the aviation was the second fastest growing sector in Nigeria.
