At last, international flight operations resumed Wednesday at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, eight months after the remodeled terminal was commissioned.
The arrival of a Sudan Air flight at 9.00am local time marked the resumption of international flight operations.
It was with great excitement that the people of Kano State, watched the landing of the Sudan Air aircraft as the Deputy Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, was also at the airport.
He was later conducted round the terminal by the Regional General Manager in charge of North West Airports, Ibrahim Daibu, to observe passenger facilitation for the Sudan Air flight.
According to a statement by the Coordinating spokesman for all Aviation Parastatals, Yakubu Dati, “All facilities required for international flight operations at the newly remodelled international terminal, including modern conveyor belts, x-ray and 3D screening machines, check-in counters and immigration counters have been installed to ensure safety and security at the airport.
“The remodeled international terminal at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport was commissioned on March 15, 2013 by the Governor of the Central Bank, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi but could not resume international operations immediately due to unforeseen logistic challenges in the installation of security and operational facilities. Other international airlines are expected to resume scheduled international flights at the airport immediately, following the Sudan Air flight.
“The new terminal has a full complement of modern facilities available in major international airports of the world. The Mallam Aminu Kano Airport is also one of the five airports in the country where ultramodern international terminals would be built, under a Memorandum of Understanding between the Nigerian and Chinese Governments”.
