New landing equipment for airports to gulp $210.5mn

The Federal Government may be required to spend $210.5mn (N7.58bn) on new landing equipment at seven airports to improve aircraft movement in adverse weather conditions, Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi reports.
 
Following the high number of delayed and cancelled flights during the harmattan season, the Federal Government plans to install Category lll Instrument Landing System in seven airports across the country.
 
In the first phase of the project, which is expected to cost about N7.58bn, the CAT lll ILS will be installed in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, Katsina, Maiduguri and Sokoto airports.
 
The CAT ll ILS currently in use in the seven airports are expected to be taken to other airports without the instrument to improve landing…
 
More details through:
https://punchng.com/new-landing-equipment-for-airports-to-gulp-n7-58bn/
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