The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has faulted a recent ranking which rated the Port Harcourt International Airport as the worst airport in the world.
This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos by Mr Yakubu Dati, FAAN’s General Manager, and Corporate Affairs.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the ranking by SleepingInAirports.net rated the Port Harcourt International Airport as “the dirtiest and most corrupt airport in Africa.”
FAAN, in its statement said, “Our stand is that the said ranking was unfounded as it did not take cognizance of the fact that the airport terminal was still undergoing remodeling.
“Some of its terminal operations are still conducted in a temporary structure.”
The statement pointed out that the existing domestic terminal, from which both international and local flights were conducted, was undergoing remodeling.
“Apart from this, construction work is also in progress at the site of the new international terminal.
“We believe that operations at such an airport where construction work is going on simultaneously with normal flight and related operations cannot be as conducive as in those airports where there are no on-going construction projects.’’
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