FAAN tenders apology over power outage at MMIA
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has tendered an unreserved apology to passengers and other airport users who experienced a power outage at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, in the late hours of yesterday – April 1, 2022.
The Authority attributed the outage to a rainstorm that disrupted the power supply at the D wing of the airport.
The Authority, however, said the power outage was restored shortly after the rainstorm, as its team of engineers dutifully resolved the situation.
“The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) wishes to apologise to passengers and other airport users that witnessed a temporary power outage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 2315hours yesterday, April 1, 2022.
“The outage, which was a result of yesterday’s rain that came with very fierce winds and storms, a natural occurrence, affected one of our feeders and consequently resulted in the temporary disruption of power supply at the D wing of the airport.
“However, our engineers quickly discovered the fault, and liaised with the Ejigbo duty/area control office of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria and together resolved the problem. Normalcy has since been restored in the affected area.”
