FAAN Tenders Apologies to Passengers, Other Airport Users over Power Outage

• Says, Wind Destroyed One Of The Feeders Supplying Power To The Airport.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has tendered apologies to passengers, other airport users over power outage at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA) Lagos, adding that it was as a result of wind that destroyed one of the feeders supplying power to the airport.

Gentechnews gathered that passengers were on Saturday stranded at the MMIA after power outage hit a section of the airport, but the departure lounge of the International Airport, Lagos, was the most affected.

A statement issued by the acting general manager, Corporate Affairs, Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, noted that normalcy has been restored at the affected area.

Hope-Ivbaze, who apologised 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.”