NAMA begins sectorising of Lagos area control centre

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The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has begun the process of splitting the Lagos Sub-Flight Information Region (Sub-FIR) airspace into Lagos West and Lagos East Area Control sectors.

NAMA spokesman, Steve Onabe, said in a statement on Sunday that the agency’s Chief Executive, Capt.Fola Akinkuotu announced the split at a stakeholders’sensitisation forum in Lagos.

Akinkuotu said: “The process is in line with NAMA’s commitment towards enhancing the quality of air traffic services in the country.

“It is aimed at reducing congestion on the available en-route radio frequency as well as increasing Air Traffic Management (ATM) capacity in order to manage the growing air traffic volume and simultaneously reducing delays within the Kano FIR.”

According to him, sectorising the Lagos ACC will bring about optimum utilisation of the airspace by reducing…

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