By Francis Ogwo
The management of The Murtala Mohammad Airport, Ikeja, domestic terminal has revealed that a total of 551,380 passenger movements (landing and take-off) was recorded between July and December 2020.
This was revealed by the Terminal Manager of the airport, Mr Adekunle Aderibigbe, in a chat with the media during the weekend in which he said despite the ravaging coronavirus pandemic, passenger influx was encouraging.
According to the airport’s statistics, inbound passengers recorded 270,828 while departures stood at 280,552 passengers.
He said that 3,068 aircraft landed at the airport between July and December 2020, while 3,193 aircraft took off from the same airport during the period under review.
Aderibigbe explained that initially, passenger turnout at the commencement of flight operations after the easing of the lockdown was not too impressive but disclosed that it gradually picked especially during the Yuletide.
He noted that airlines last December witnessed a surge in passenger traffic but were able to manage their passengers as more aircraft were deployed to accommodate passengers.
