Murtala Muhammed International Airport
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The Murtala Mohammed International Airport ( IATA: LOS, ICAO: DNMM ) is the largest airport in Nigeria. It is situated at Ikeja, near Lagos. He was named after the former military head of state Murtala Mohammed.
There is a terminal for domestic flights and one for international flights, which are about a kilometer apart. The structure and architecture of the international terminal is based on the Amsterdam airport.
History
The airport was put into operation on 15 March 1979. It was built by the engineer Erwin Steiauf on behalf of Strabag. As a guest of the opening of former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt was welcomed.
In the late 1980s and 1990s, the international terminal for its poor security measures was notorious, did not meet the minimum requirements of ICAO. So it was in and out of the terminal criminal gangs who raided even aircraft on the apron. The immigration and customs officials were known for their corruption - so usually needed when entering an appropriate " stamp fee " to be paid. After warning signs had been erected already in all international U.S. airports in 1993, all flights between Lagos and the USA setting established by the Federal Aviation Administration. Travelers to Nigeria was the use of the airport Kano recommended.
After the election of Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999 improved the situation at the airport. The airport police took everyone in the security area without authorization encountered firmly - sometimes using the firearm. Similarly, the police presence was massively reinforced in and outside the terminal. 2001 should be lifted, the U.S. FAA and the flight ban again. In the following years, as well as numerous upgrades were performed.
After a fire in the domestic terminal in 2000, the old ( disused ) domestic terminal was temporarily taken into operation again and built a completely new domestic terminal, which went into operation in 2007.
Traffic Statistics
Destinations
The airport is one of the largest in the central Africa. There are numerous flights many airlines to destinations in Africa and around the world.
Lufthansa flies the airport daily.
Incidents and accidents
- On 23 November 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 from Mumbai and Addis Ababa to Abidjan was kidnapped. After several stopovers (including Lagos ) the aircraft crashed into the Indian Ocean.
- On 30 January 2000, the flight 431 of the Kenya Airways from Nairobi via Lagos to Abidjan crashed after takeoff from Lagos into the sea.
- On June 3, 2012, an MD - 83 of Dana Air grazed during landing pylons, as well as a house and crashed into a densely populated residential area. → Main article: Dana Air flight 992