Nigeria: Pilots decry state of airports’ runways, other facilities

Nigerian pilots have raised the alarm over the poor state of runways in some airports. They are seeking urgent intervention from govt agencies to avert accidents. Measures, they said, should be taken to clear the runways of foreign object damage , including debris at the airside, which affects aircraft tyre types and other underbelly components. According to them, FOD was causing airlines large expenses in replacing aircraft tyres and other vital parts of their equipment. Besides the deplorable state of the runway at airports in Port Harcourt; Lagos and Abuja, the govt they said, should urgently look into the poor state of radio communication in the airspace. Pilots said, that unless urgent steps are taken, disaster was looming in the aviation industry. <br/>