Nigeria airline operators decry poor state of navigational aids at airports

The Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, Wednesday decried the deplorable state of navigational aids at airports around the country . The chairman of AON, Nogie Meggisson, said the situation had made flying in the Nigerian airspace difficult during the harmattan [dry, dusty seasonal winds], thereby leading to flight cancellations. According to him, this has increased the sufferings of passengers and disrupted their plans for the festive season. Meggisson said: “Most international and local flights had to be diverted to Cotonou yesterday, which is rather unfortunate. If the world has been landing in zero or virtually no visibility since 1968…and today 48 years later, Nigeria still can’t land with 800 metres of visibility?" <br/>