Yemisi Izuora
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reopened the Port Harcourt International Airport for operations.
FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, made the disclosure in a statement made available to the media in Abuja on Sunday.
“The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria wishes to inform the general public that the Port Harcourt International Airport has now been re-opened to operations.
“This is by following a careful evaluation and mitigation of the impact of the bush fire earlier reported around the airport and the dissipation of smokes around the air side,” she said.
According to her, normal flight activities have therefore re-commenced at the airport.
It will be recalled that FAAN temporarily closed the International Airport after a bush fire incident has occurred near the active area of the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa.
FAAN had informed the general public that the “Authority has temporarily closed the runway of the airport to operations as part of safety precautions, and a joint team from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency is presently evaluating the situation with a view to ensuring that the airside is cleared of smoke and restoration of normalcy at the airport.
