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The Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA,
Lagos, has been recognised as the 2014 Best Emerging Airport in the African
region.
The award was given to the airport at the fourth
Annual Emerging Airports Conference and Exhibition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates.
The spokesman for the Federal Airports Authority of
Nigeria (FAAN), Yakubu Dati, who disclosed this in a statement issued to
journalists, said the Managing Director of FAAN, Mr Saleh Dunoma, received the
award on behalf of the Lagos airport.
According to Dati, the organisers of the conference
cited the revolutionary turnaround of the airports in Nigeria as one of the
reasons for the award, adding that it also applauded the Aerotropolis and the
perishable cargo projects as clear indicators of an emerging giant.
He emphasised that the award ceremony also
featured conferences and an exhibition, which
attracted over 15 airport directors, Civil Aviation Authorities, CAAs and
airport companies from the emerging markets in Africa, Asia and Middle East.
Dati informed that Dunoma presented a paper at the
conference where he showcased the investment potentials and business
opportunities in the Nigerian aviation industry.
Others, who attended the event, according to him,
included Mozambique Airports, Tanzania Airports Company, Ghana Airports
Company, Kilimanjaro Airports Company (as delegate), Civil Aviation Authority
of Nepal, Bahrain Airports Company, GMR Airports and GVK Airports from India.
Others were Abu Dhabi Airports Company, Dube Ports –
South Africa, Jordan Airports Company (delegate), Egyptian Airports Company
(delegate), ADPI – the airport design company, Hill International, TAV Airports
Holdings (Turkey) and over 45 exhibitors representing airport suppliers,
investors, contractors, equipment manufacturers, suppliers and others involved
in ground handling, airport operations, airport ATC / ATM, airport maintenance
and ancillary services providers.
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