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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by Airforce1(m): 6:22pm On Dec 14, 2017
Why this festive season
Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by deji17: 6:23pm On Dec 14, 2017
free2ryhme:


Safety first

A welcome maintenance development

This Okechukwu Buhari, na helele. If not for bad belle, the man by now should be a hero in SE grin grin grin grin grin

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by Nobody: 6:23pm On Dec 14, 2017
Mrchippychappy:
They just had to shut it down during this time of the year when people from that part of the country travel back to see their loved ones. Well the Lagos / Kano airport authorities must get the bigger share of the egunje. Its alright.

And when accident happens due to bad runway....it is govt fault eh?

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by NnamdiKanu(m): 6:23pm On Dec 14, 2017
angry
gabazin080:
IPOB YOOTS come and see your run away leader.

I saw him on naira land politics section

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by oloripelebe2: 6:24pm On Dec 14, 2017
This is marginalization

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by PointZerom: 6:24pm On Dec 14, 2017
Why havnt you carried out the repaire works before now?.
Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by AceRoyal: 6:24pm On Dec 14, 2017
Why chose the festive period to effect the repairs? Why couldn't be done before this time? #ThinkingOutLoud
Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by StaffofOrayan(m): 6:25pm On Dec 14, 2017
Read the news nah, what good is a faulty runway to anybody? Don't make a mockery of the opposition with unnecessary wailing

NnamdiKanu:
Buhari will die miserably from his hate policies, his hatred for the 5% knows no bound...

Walking animal angry

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by nextstep(m): 6:25pm On Dec 14, 2017
Why before Christmas? Why not mid January when far fewer people are traveling?
We just close things anyhow without considering how it affects the country (people, economics, logistics).

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by Rhea(f): 6:29pm On Dec 14, 2017
SageTravels:
Air travellers to Enugu during this Christmas festivities may face hard times as the Federal Government (FG) has planned to shut down the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu for repair work on the runway.

Sagetravels.com gathered that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had written to the Presidency for approval to shut down the airport for flight operations to resurface the entire runway which has been overdue.

The Airport will be closed to traffic at 3 pm daily from December 14 to December 21, 2017, and December 27 to January 4, 2018, to enable repair of the facility.

Authoritative sources informed Sagetravels.com that airlines have been notified about the planned closure in due course and the plan is that flight operations will be diverted to Sam Mbakwe Cargo Airport, Owerri or Portharcourt International Airport, Portharcourt.

Affected passengers can contact their airline for rescheduling or rerouting or their flights.


CC: Justwise Seun Mynd44 Lalasticlala

https://www.sagetravels.com/akanu-ibiam-international-airport-enugu-to-partly-close-for-maintenance/

Perfect timing to repair the airport. What have we been doing since the year started? Wait for the busiest season to repair the runaway that was just repaired a few months ago. We have no roads and yet will want to divert traffic to Owerri so that commuters can be mauled by kidnappers or molested by police and SARS virus grin. Zoo country cheesy cheesy grin grin

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by greatermax77(m): 6:29pm On Dec 14, 2017
This is arrant nonsense, what is really wrong with these government?

A government that take delight in suffering her citizens
The never do this repair in November, is at the peak of holiday traveling they remember the run way need repairs
Just want to dash families hard time
Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by erico2k2(m): 6:29pm On Dec 14, 2017
good but bad timing, this should have been done by end of jan nxt year or Nov this year
Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by Icon79(m): 6:31pm On Dec 14, 2017
Huh

What has this got to do with PMB, biko?



O pari

NnamdiKanu:
Buhari will die miserably from his hate policies, his hatred for the 5% knows no bound...

Walking animal angry

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by Caseless: 6:34pm On Dec 14, 2017
Marginalization criers, how far?

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by deji17: 6:35pm On Dec 14, 2017
Icon79:
Huh

What has this got to do with PMB, biko?



O pari


Buhari do, na problem, Buhari no do, another Wahala. Thank God say, man no be God.

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by buchai: 6:36pm On Dec 14, 2017
politics and leadership in Nigeria stinks with hatred and lack of foresight.

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by chiagozien(m): 6:39pm On Dec 14, 2017
Movic1:





For repair work on the runway? Some people did not read the story they just jumped to conclusion like a frog. Mstw..

If they didn't repair it, U guys will still be the one to shout marginalization..
shartap! why is it been repair now that the people need the airport most.
Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by Mrchippychappy(m): 6:41pm On Dec 14, 2017
9jakohai:


And when accident happens due to bad runway....it is govt fault eh?

So they couldn't repair the airport from January to November? They couldn't carry out maintenance during the first week of December, they had to wait until now, a week before the festive season kicks off. The FG and the government officials involved in transportation know very well that this time of the year is when travelers travel back home to see their loved ones. So now the travelers would have to go through the following:

1.Arrive in Lagos, bribe their way through airport officials regardless of how innocent they are (we know as e dey go for airport)
2.Embark on a very expensive journey from Lagos to the eastern part of the country, the keyword here is expensive, now the expenses they would incur on this journey would be :

A, Having to pay through their nose to buy fuel as a result of the deliberate attempt by the FG to create this dubious "fuels scarcity" situation (another one of the many ways the FG fleece Nigerians of their hard earned cash, for some strange reason it just happens that this whole fuels scarcity situation ALWAYS happens during this time of the year, but thats a topic for another day).

B, Having to pay each and every one of the criminals police men in every one of the checkpoints littered across every road in the Eastern part of the country. This is where the government officials in the police system make their own share of the loot.

This is a three part racket targeted at the people of eastern Nigeria.

1. The Airport bribes
2. The fake scarcity which would in turn make the travelers pay large sums of money to buy fuel thereby enriching the government officials involved in the petroleum products market
3. The checkpoint / road block bribes which the travelers have no choice but to pay.

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by Nobody: 6:41pm On Dec 14, 2017
tongue
NnamdiKanu:
Buhari will die miserably from his hate policies, his hatred for the 5% knows no bound...

Walking animal angry

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by dokiOloye(m): 6:43pm On Dec 14, 2017
Movic1:





For repair work on the runway? Some people did not read the story they just jumped to conclusion like a frog. Mstw..

If they didn't repair it, U guys will still be the one to shout marginalization..
The story also said d repairs was long overdue,so why did they wait till Christmas period when ppl travel most to start d repairs?
Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by GavelSlam: 6:44pm On Dec 14, 2017
sassysure:
What is the meaning of this? I mean, what happened last month? Must an airport be shut down for repair work to be done?
Hian!

Lots of airports around the world require runway servicing sometimes resulting in the shutdown of the entire airport if alternative runways aren't available.

Safety first.

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by Nobody: 6:45pm On Dec 14, 2017
chiagozien:
Continue punishing igbos why God continue to punish una.






Zoo

Keep blaming everyone else other than yourselves!

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by berrystunn(m): 6:46pm On Dec 14, 2017
Ttipsy:
so from Jan to Nov is not suitable to repair the airport.... haha

FAAN) had written to the Presidency for approval to shut down the airport since ....

You know baba was sick ... Since
He just approved it ...without checking the timing

Is good tho because takeoff and landing is more dangerous .
Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by chiagozien(m): 6:49pm On Dec 14, 2017
Follysho707:

Keep blaming everyone else other than yourselves!
get out!
Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by chiagozien(m): 6:50pm On Dec 14, 2017
Follysho707:

Keep blaming everyone else other than yourselves!
get out!
Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by Nobody: 6:52pm On Dec 14, 2017
chiagozien:
get out!

I sorry for una... undecided
Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by Nobody: 6:54pm On Dec 14, 2017
tuoyoojo:
the timing is so bad

did the runway suddenly get bad overnight

its like choosing to replace the roof of a class room that would be used to write exams


Silly, annoying and sabotaging Buhari govt. Airport that should have been sorted before this period. It’s being closed down for repairs so that umuafo would use Abuja, Kano and Lagos airports. Ndi ara. Anya ufu gbukwaa Buhari na umunna ya there.
Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by legitnow: 6:55pm On Dec 14, 2017
Amaechi have carried his wayo to the Aviation ministry.

Now, he has used style to divert Enugu Airport traffic to Port Harcourt.

See perfect timing, just wen the Enugu Airport was about to get very busy.

All the flights with guys and their family, from Asia, Europe and America coming home for Christmas now diverted to Port Harcourt.

These APC people really have no shame.

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by Icon79(m): 6:59pm On Dec 14, 2017
My brotha, the thing weak me o.

PMB is not a messiah but he's definitely better than GEJ.



O pari

deji17:


Buhari do, na problem, Buhari no do, another Wahala. Thank God say, man no be God.

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by Stingman: 7:00pm On Dec 14, 2017
Follysho707:
Enugu Airport or Enugu Int'l Airport ? grin grin. Dem no get International Airport na.. grin grin

Fool...sorry follysho...why is that a thing of joy for you?

That's why we want Biafra..when we will have a befitting Internation airport like other smaller countries like Ghana...

Did you see in this pic that Ghana airways is functional while that of the big for nothing Nigeria has since died?

With Biafra, airport authority won't wait for the period its citizens are arriving for Christmas to do the repairs...

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Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by Stingman: 7:03pm On Dec 14, 2017
legitnow:
Amaechi have carried his wayo to the Aviation ministry.

Now, he has used style to divert Enugu Airport traffic to Port Harcourt.

See perfect timing, just wen the Enugu Airport was about to get very busy.

All the flights with guys and their family, from Asia, Europe and America coming home for Christmas now diverted to Port Harcourt.

These APC people really have no shame.

It is difficult for me to understand why people derive pleasure in punishing their fellow countrymen.
Re: Federal Government To Shutdown Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by legitnow: 7:04pm On Dec 14, 2017
Stingman:


Fool...sorry follysho...why is that a thing of joy for you?

That's why we want Biafra..when we will have a befitting Internation airport like other smaller countries like Ghana...

Did you see in this pic that Ghana airways is functional while that of the big for nothing Nigeria has since died?

With Biafra, airport authority won't wait for the period its citizens are arriving for Christmas to do the repairs...



Amaechi have miscalculated.

Majority of the flights will now be through Lagos.


Wat are Igbos coming to Port Harcourt to do?


Most have houses or family in Lagos, so they will fly through Lagos.


But this is highly unacceptable.


Does it mean that Nigeria is totally dependent on Ndiigbo.


We cannot have peace for una?


Even Christmas Oooo



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