LAGOS, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The certification process of Nigeria's Lagos and Abuja international airports was going on simultaneously, an official with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said Thursday.
Spokesperson for the aviation regulatory authority Sam Adurogboye told reporters in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, that the body was optimistic that the certification of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, would be achieved by July.
He said the authority was working with representatives of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Western and Central Africa (WACAF), to ensure the completion of the project.
The certification of the airports is being done by the ICAO WACAF, under its implementation of the Africa-Indian Ocean (AFI) Plan Aerodrome Certification Project.
The AFI Plan was adopted by the 36th ICAO Assembly to address the safety status of aircraft operations in the AFI Region.
