Kazeem Owoseni

The Federal Airport Authority has announced to the general public that runway 18R/36L of the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, has been closed.

This was contained in a notification twitted on the organisation’s verified Twitter handle, this morning.

According to the notice, the runway was closed, to carry out some maintenance work, which is going to last for 8 weeks.

However, the management of the organization, stated that the Taxi way B-18L will be used, as an alternative for all flight operations, during the period of the maintenance work.

The notice reads: “This is to notify the public that runway 18R/36L of the Murtala Muhammed Int’l Airport, Lagos has been closed for 8 weeks for Maintenance work to carried out. Taxi way B-18L will be used for all flight operations.

“FAAN, committed to her core values..Safety, Security and Comfort.”

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria popularly known as FAAN, is a statutory body charged with the responsibility of controlling and managing the airports as well as providing adequate airport facilities.