The approach lights on the runway of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, have gone off, forcing pilots to depend solely on equipment onboard their aircraft to land, findings by The PUNCH have revealed. According to him, the approach lights assist pilots in landing on the runway. Last year, some parts of the runway lights at the MMIA collapsed, forcing British Airways to divert its flight to the Abuja airport. The unserviceable state of the runway lights made it impossible for BA, which flies a large plane, to land at the Lagos airport at night. During the temporary shutdown of the runway, international flights were prevented from landing and taking off from the airport’s international terminal.

Source: Punch June 01, 2022 12:22 UTC