The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said a total of 15.2 million passengers passed through Nigerian airports in 227,834 aircraft movements in 2018. The report posted an increase of 2.5 million passengers from 12.7 million passengers recorded in 2017 representing 19.11 per cent increase. The data indicated that Lagos airport recorded 6.7 million passengers comprising 2.8 million on domestic routes and 2.9 million on the international routes. The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, recorded 4.6 million passengers comprising 3.7 million on domestic routes, while the international routes recorded 941,182 passengers. FAAN also disclosed that Port Harcourt International Airport recorded 1.14 million passengers comprising 1.05 million domestic passengers and 92,050 international.

Source: Punch February 10, 2019 22:52 UTC