THREE Nigerian airports have been rated among the worst in Africa. While Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, is voted the 10th worst in Africa, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and Port Harcourt International Airport, Port Harcourt were ranked the seventh and the sixth worst airports on the continent.

Other airports with dismal performance in 2014 are Khartoum International Airport, Sudan (first); Kinshasa N’djili International Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo (second); Tripoli International Airport, Libya (third); Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport, Tanzania (fourth); Luanda Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport, Angola (fifth); N’Djamena International Airport, Chad (eighth) and Accra Kotoka International Airport, Ghana (ninth).

This was contained in a survey conducted by The Guide To Sleeping in Airports, the website that documents information on airports and the people who sleep in them.

In a statement by the website, voters submitted stories as they relate to unfortunate airport experiences across the continent. 

“From dirty floors and bathrooms to the regular request for bribes, travellers were unimpressed with the airports that made it onto this year’s worst airports in Africa list. 

“Other complaints revolved around a lack of air conditioning in sweltering climates, general navigational chaos, limited yet expensive restaurant options and questionably effective security processes. 

“While travelling through these airports, most people prefer to skip the airport sleeping experience altogether and splurge on a nearby airport hotel instead. These airports task patience of travellers,” the report stated.

However, five airports made the list of the best in Africa. The list includes Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport, South Africa, which is ranked the primus inter pares in Africa.

This is followed by Cape Town International Airport, South Africa (second); Durban King Shaka International Airport, South Africa (third), Algiers Houari Boumediene International Airport, Algeria (fourth); and Addis Ababa-Bole International Airport, Ethiopia (fifth).

In Europe, Charles de Gaulle airport, France was voted the worst, followed by Sheremetyevo in Moscow, which one traveller called “hell on earth.” 

FAAN spokesperson, Mr. Yakubu Datti, has, however, dismissed the result of the survey, saying that it could not be accurate.  In a telephone interview with The Guardian, Datti said other organisations had positively rated Nigeria airports. “I am just arriving from an event where improvement of Nigerian airports has been applauded,” he said.

He promised to provide data that would counter the result of the survey, but he did not do so until press time. 

Several attempts made in the recent past by FAAN to improve the state of the airports through private-public partnership have been enmeshed in controversy. FAAN had at several times disagreed with indigenous concessionaires over contract terms. The recent examples are Maevis Ltd., an integrated automated service provider, and Bi-Courtney Limited, the concessionaire of the MMA2.

FAAN said the agreements were skewed in favour of the concessionaires and to the detriment of the Federal Government.

These disagreements have exposed many international passengers to hardship at both the Lagos and Abuja airports. Experience of such passengers may have contributed to the rating that Nigerian got in the survey, said a passenger, Mr. Asekun Thomas.  

Stakeholders said the contention around concessioning agreements may   prevent investors from showing interest in building aviation infrastructure in the future.

Source: http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/lead-story/187758-nigerian-airports-among-the-worst-in-africa-faan-differs

OK...we must not be best in every thing!

Goodnews. At least dey deemed it fit to classify our airports under a category





Wut if it wasn't classified under good and bad nko? In the light of this, I bliv we shd give thanks in all situations

swagwu:
OK...we must not be best in every thing!

Lmao. More like it

We don't even need to be told this

With topic like this,I know Nigeria has a long way to go..

Our infrastructure are just a bed of neglect,and a conduit pipe for siphoning..

Comparative to developed nation,our airports are just an eye sore.

Shame on our leaders..

I thought that bulletproof car lover lady renovated our airports.

I guess we've been scammed...

lol

Do u think DAT will surprise me?

Not even in the world, worst in AFRICA, i.e worst of the worst

on the other thread, a dude was attempting to brand a 1914 repainted train as transformation simply on the grounds that the trains, before GEJ's tenure, were not moving, but now they move.

The only reason GEJ's administration via Oduah is renovating airports is just so more cash can make it's way out.
for instance, project worth 250 Million naira, A company proposes say 500 million naira, Oduah ups it to about 1.5 Billion naira
GEJ approves 5Billion naira, each takes his/her share

This is why we will never move forward with the mindset our leaders are working with.

For the record
Johns Hopkins Hospital, one of world's top 5 best hospital costs US$52.6 million when converted to current value
reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_Hospital

$12 Billion is missing and mama ngozi is not even worried
$12 billion will build 228 units of Johns Hopkins Hospital when you do the maths

Shameless cretins travel abroad for checkups.
imagine Obama travelling to Nigeria for medical checkup

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even with all dis modernisation

the title killed me

too funny

;DI concur. E fi bu wa.

as if na only Naija
at least na person dey no,1 for dat list.

Abeg make we hear word





My signature!!!

This is bad news for the nation. How I wish the country will go back and attains Her glory as the Giant of Africa.

[b]God Bless Nairaland, God Bless Nigeria.

God Bless Princess Stealer Udula!!! This is the handiwork of APC!! Which other airports in Africa can boast a fleet of sophisticated bullet proof vehicles for VIPs?? Absolutely none!!!

This rating is totally nonesensical!!

Naija!

No be make flight take off and land safely? Wat else? Abeg dat one na for Der pocket.

what is an airport what is an airport

Phockphockman come defend the airport you built with your boss.# jokers

It is not news. We know this.

The Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport located in the Nation's capital that is suppose to compete with other international airports looks like a make shift airport.

University of Abuja that should be the pride of the Federal Capital territory lies in shambles in terms of Infrastructure.

It is not far from Corruption.

The PH own na the worst. ...

The aviation minister should be made accountable for this.

Chai

b4 nko

who put this on front page , we all know this

Stealer Oduah things

Ooooooooh dis is so pathetic.... 3Nigerian airports?

They messed up the mm int'l airport just to make Stella look bad

Now we all look bad before them international communities .

Nigerians used to be great people until Envy and Greed set in .

where are those useless saTANIST followers when U need them?They should come and explain away this/abi nah APC cos dis?

Make we com de cry nw or wetin?