Festus Keyamo, the minister of aviation and aerospace development, has ordered all foreign airlines to cease operations at MMIA as of October 1, 2023.
He claimed that this became necessary to make place for airport-wide repair work.
The minister disclosed this during a tour at the international airports in Lagos, where he was accompanied by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed
The minister while speaking at the sideline of the airport tour, directed the airlines and companies operating in the airport to move to the new terminal, MMIA terminal two constructed by the Chinese company.
Keyamo also suspended all contracts, projects, concessions in the sector until further notice.
He said: “All airlines should vacate the MMIA before the 1st of October, 2023 and relocate to MMIA terminal two
