Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, has said the new Enugu International Airport Terminal will be completed by December 2014.
She said the project, which would include a terminal for perishables, would cost about N13.3bn.
Oduah said this in Enugu at the foundation laying of the new terminal, which President Goodluck Jonathan performed last week.
According to a copy of the speech obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday, the minister described Enugu as the fastest growing airport in the country. She said the new international terminal with a total floor area of 25,000 square meters would have capacity to handle 500,000 passengers per annum.
According to the minister, two international airlines have indicated interest to operate flights into the Enugu airport, adding that discussion along this line would continue over the next few months.
She said the ongoing remodelling of the 22 Federal Government-owned airports would be completed, including the five new international terminals coming up in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano.
She said the projects would boost the nation’s Gross Domestic Product when completed.
Improvement in airport infrastructure, according to her, is capable of enhancing economic activities through increase in international and domestic travel.
It is projected that by 2015, total domestic and international passenger movement in Nigeria will rise from the present 12 million to 16 million and with better airport facilities and commercial offerings at these airports, air travellers would be increasing by at least 10 per cent every year.