MMA Crowned Africa’s Best Emerging Airport.

The  Federal Government’s transformation in the aviation sector received a  major boost during the week when the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja  received an award as the 2014 Best Emerging Airport - Africa Region at  the 4th Annual Emerging Airports Conference and Exhibition in Abu Dhabi,  United Arab Emirates.
Engineer Saleh Dunoma, managing director of the Federal Airport  Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), received the prestigious award at the event  which took place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
The organisers of the conference, who cited the revolutionary  turn-around of the airports in Nigeria as amongst the reasons for the  award, also applauded the Aerotropolis and the fresh/perishable cargo  projects as clear indicators of an emerging giant.
The award ceremony also featured conferences and an exhibition which  attracted over 15 airport directors, CAA’s airport companies from the  emerging markets in Africa, Asia and Middle East.
Others who attended the event included Mozambique Airports, Tanzania  Airports Company, Ghana Airports Company, Kilimanjaro Airports  Company(as delegate), Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, Bahrain  Airports Company, GMR Airports and GVK Airports from India. Others were  Abu Dhabi Airports Company, Dube Ports – South Africa, and Jordan  Airports Company (delegate).
Other are Egyptian Airports Company (delegate), ADPI – the airport  design company, Hill International, TAV Airports Holdings (Turkey) and  over 45 exhibitors representing airport suppliers, investors,  contractors, equipment manufacturers, suppliers and others involved in  ground handling, airport operations, airport ATC / ATM, airport  maintenance and ancillary services providers.