Ogun State Government has said that the Gateway International Airport has the most advanced technology.It said that the airport would stand the test of time with the modern facilities and state-of-the-art aviation technology.
Managing Director of the Airport, Captain Dapo Olumide, stated this when he conducted a group of journalists who were on a three-day training tour around the airport.
He emphasised that as an international airport, it is imperative that it be provided with the latest trends in the aviation industry. He said: “Everything about electronics in this airport is state-of-the-art. This airport has the most advanced technology, not because we are swimming in money, but because technology brings your costs down.”
If you have the right technology, it saves money in the long run.
“For example, in the Control Tower, you can see on the radar as far away as and beyond Accra, way beyond Yaoundé and Douala, even though the control is in Lagos; the feasibility is here.”
He noted that the physical construction of the airport had been completed, while the installation of the landing system, ramp lighting, and a two-megawatt gas power plant, among other things, is ongoing.
The MD stated that the airport would be manned by officials of the Nigerian Customs, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Police, and other relevant agencies to enable it to operate international flights.
Commissioner for Transportation, Gbenga Dairo, who gave a brief history of the airport, said it was conceived to take advantage of its proximity to Lagos State and to support the continued industrialisation of the state.
Also, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Ade Akinsanya, noted that the airport is strategically located for easy access from all parts of the country, adding that it has been built to conform to global standards.
According to him, commercial flights are expected to commence when all the necessary approvals have been granted, assuring that everything used in the construction of the airport is of the highest quality.
