The Federal Government has revealed plans to construct new runways at four international airports at Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano and Lagos.

This disclosure was made by the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Tuesday when he led the Minister of Information around facilities at the Kaduna International Airport.

According to the Minister, the expansion of the runways at the four airports would offer more direct local and international flights, as well as eliminate delays often experienced in the course of landing and taking off of aircraft.

He said “There will be a second runway in Abuja. Hopefully within the next 24 months, we would have a new runway.

“And then there is a second runway in Kano (the military runway), a second runway in Lagos and a second runway in Port Harcourt,” Mr Sirika said.

The Minister of Information, Mr Lai Mohammed, on his part briefed reporters on the Federal Government’s plan of a complete makeover on some of the airports across the country.

“As a government, we’ve put in place to the best of our ability, arrangements that will ensure security and also guarantee safety of operation both on tarmac and off tarmac, and on route,” he said.