The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has said it would conduct an emergency simulation exercise to demonstrate its preparedness for aircraft emergency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Tuesday March 10, says Yakubu Dati, general manager, corporate affairs, FAAN.

The exercise will be done in collaboration with other stakeholders in the industry including the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, all security agencies at the airport and other relevant agencies outside the airport such as the Lagos State Fire Services, and surrounding government hospitals.

The exercise, which is an International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, mandatory requirement, is usually carried out every two years. The last one was held at the airport in 2013. The simulation exercise is designed to test the competence of the relevant airport personnel on ground as well as equipment used in handling real airport emergencies.