FAAN to shut down power at Lagos International Airport Wednesday for maintenance

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced a planned maintenance shutdown of power supply at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Terminal 2, Lagos on Wednesday.

In a statement by FAAN, it stated that shutdown will take place between 13:30 and 14:30 hours on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

Obiageli Orah, spokesperson for FAAN, said, the temporary power shutdown is necessary to address and verify issues affecting the Bus Riser 11KVA high tension (HT) panel located on the ground floor, North of the terminal 2.

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Orah assured that the power disruption will be managed to minimize any impact on flight operations and passenger facilitation.

Airlines operating during this maintenance period, specifically RwandAir EgyptAir, and Qatar Air, have been directed to relocate their check-in, arrival and parking formalities to International Airport Terminal 1.

While intending passengers to travel on the affected flights have been advised to take note of the development.
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“The management apologized for any inconvenience the maintenance activity may cause and reaffirms its commitment to maintaining world-class safety standards and service for all airport users,” the statement added.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.