The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says flight operations have returned to normal at the temporary international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, following a flooding incident that briefly disrupted activities at the facility.
FAAN’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Henry Agbebire, disclosed this on Monday, explaining that the flooding stemmed from drainage disruption linked to ongoing construction works at the airport.
According to him, the incident was swiftly contained, and operations have since returned to normal without compromising passenger safety or leading to any flight cancellations.
“The flooding was localised and linked to ongoing construction activities affecting drainage,” Agbebire said. “The situation was promptly managed through established operational contingency measures. No flights were cancelled, and passenger safety was never compromised.”
The disruption followed heavy rainfall on Sunday, which flooded parts of Lagos and affected traffic across the city, including the airport’s temporary international terminal.
The flooding forced FAAN to temporarily halt operations at the facility and relocate some airlines, among them Air France-KLM, Ethiopian Airlines, and Fly Gabon, to Terminal Two after water entered parts of the building.
Agbebire said the disruption was significant enough to require the temporary relocation of affected carriers while technical teams worked to resolve the drainage problem.
“It was enough to disturb operations, and water flowed into the terminal. That was why the airlines affected were moved to Terminal Two while our technical team and the contractor mitigated the issue,” he said.
He added that the affected airlines have since returned to the temporary international terminal, as normal conditions have been restored.
Agbebire further disclosed that FAAN has begun implementing measures to reinforce the airport’s drainage infrastructure to prevent a recurrence during the rainy season.
“We have commenced corrective measures to strengthen drainage and prevent a recurrence. We will continue to monitor developments, and it is something we will give priority to during this rainy season,” he said.
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