Why, How Blackout Rocked Lagos Airport – FAAN

We are sorry, FAAN tenders apologies to passengers and other airport users that witnessed the power outage

 

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that the blackout that rocked the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos was as a result of wind that destroyed one of the feeders supplying power to the airport.

Platforms Africa reports that passengers were on Saturday stranded at the MMIA after power outage hit a section of the airport. It was learnt that the departure lounge of the International Airport, Lagos, was the most affected on Saturday.

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However, in a statement made available to Platforms Africa, acting general manager, Corporate Affairs, Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, she said, normalcy has been restored at the affected area.

Hope-Ivbaze, who apologied to passenger said, “FAAN wishes to apologise to passengers and other airport users that witnessed a temporary power outage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 2315hours yesterday, April 1, 2022.

“The outage, which was as a result of yesterday’s rain, that came with very fierce winds and storms, a natural occurrence, affected one of our feeders, and consequently resulted in the temporary disruption of power supply at the D wing of the airport.

“However, our engineers quickly discovered the fault, and liaised with the Ejigbo duty/area control office of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria and together resolved the problem. Normalcy has since been restored at the affected area.”

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