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An aviation sector stakeholder, Mr Bankole Bernard, suggested in Ikeja on Sunday that 18 unviable airports in the country should be turned into shopping malls to generate revenue.<\/div>\n
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\nHe said that only four airports, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja and Kano, out of 22 airports in the country are viable.<\/p>\n

The operations of the other 18 airports had been unviable over the years, he added.<\/p><\/div>\n

\nBernard, Group Managing Director of a holding company in the aviation sector was speaking on the side line of the 26th annual conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents.<\/p>\n

According to him, efforts to enhance the operations of Owerri Airport, another international aerodrome to operate from sunrise to sunset had proved abortive over the years.<\/p>\n

He urged the federal and state governments to consider the construction of shopping malls and other facilities that would attract more commercial activities to the unviable airports.<\/p>\n

He emphasised that aviation operates using international standards and appealed to governments at all levels to take a cue from other countries which ensured commercial viability of their airports by thinking outside the box.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are the possible solutions to consider given the numerous challenges we are faced with in the industry? We can start with the modernisation of airport terminals with shopping malls.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will contribute to the commercial viability of the airports and other necessary infrastructures like the internet and constant power supply to support businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must begin to think of an alternative power supply like renewable energy to keep the airports functional and reduce the cost of operation in the long run.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will also make the airports viable and attractive.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is the area of interconnectivity within airports. The interconnectivity of the local airports to the international airports will contribute to the economic viability of the airports,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

He argued that the suggestions he made would further enhance commercial activities and boost non-aeronautics revenues to the 18 airports that had remained unviable.<\/p>\n

He added that government could also consider the provision of affordable hotels, which would give credence to investments in the industry.<\/p>\n

Bernard emphasised that the ability to provide Bed & Breakfast hotels around the terminals of some of the moribund airports would be of great attraction, while also increasing the viability of the airports as well.<\/p>\n

The theme of the Airports Correspondents\u2019 seminar is: \u201cSunset Airports \u2013 the Safety and Economic Implication\u2019\u2019.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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