Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport 96 % ready – Minister of state for aviation

The Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport is  96 % ready according to the  Minister of state for aviation airport who said, that has been undergoing renovation for about a month now is said to be 96% complete and is scheduled to reopen on the 19th April 2017.

Hadi Sirika, the Minister of state for aviation, during a media tour disclosed that the runway was being rebuilt with new and improved technology known as the Glass Fibre Grid to give it strength and prevent it from cracking.

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According to him, this is the first time that a Nigerian runway is being treated with such material and the material is 50 toners to cover the entire runway.

The runway was shut on March 8 for six weeks for its total repair and Abuja flights diverted to Kaduna pending the completion of the repair work.

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