Lagos: The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reported over 4.33 million international passenger movements from January to December 2024.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, this marks a 6.48 percent increase from the 4.07 million passenger movements recorded in 2023 at five of the country’s international airports.
The report, covering Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, and Enugu international airports, highlighted a significant decline in passenger movements, with the exception of Lagos. At Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, 1.44 million arrivals and 1.56 million departures were recorded, totaling 3.006 million passengers. This represents a 13.18 percent increase compared to the 2.65 million recorded in 2023 for the same period at the airport.
At Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the report showed 519,567 arrivals and 550,981 departures, amounting to 1.07 million passengers, compared to 1.11 million passenger movements in 2023. Mallam Aminu Kano Airport experienced a 15.85 percent drop in flights (arrivals and departures) in 2024, with 211,671 movements as opposed to 251,541 in 2023.
Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, recorded a decline in movements from 38,051 in 2023 to 35,516 in 2024, representing a 6.66 percent decline. Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo International Airport, Port Harcourt, saw 10,827 passenger movements in 2024, a decrease from 10,902 recorded in 2023, representing a 0.69 percent decrease.
The report also indicated a significant decline in domestic passenger movements across 22 airports in the country. The airports recorded a total of 12.54 million passenger movements, both arrivals and departures, from January to December 2024, compared to 13.40 million recorded for the same period in 2023. Abuja airport led domestic movements with a total of 4.37 million movements during the year, followed by Lagos airport with 4.13 million passenger movements.