NAMA the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency began a 24-hour-en-route-radar service on Monday. This service will be available to users at the Kano and Lagos Area Control Centres (ACCs). Mrs Jumoke Adetona, the NAMA’s General Manager, Public Affairs, in a statement said that the service which was initially slated for between Mondays and Fridays from 7a.m. to 7p.m. had now been extended to 24 hours, including Saturdays and Sundays. She said that the the non-stop provision of the service was in line with the ongoing digitalisation of the nation’s airspace by the agency.The 24-hour-en-route-radar service will help boost the nation’s preparedness in search and rescue operations.
The Managing Director of NAMA, Mr Ibrahim Abdulsalam,  attributed the feat to an aggressive manpower training of its Air Traffic Control and Engineering personnel. he said that the feature will further enhance safety and efficiency in air traffic management, because the use of radar increases capacity to maximise utilisation of available airspace with precision. He added that the accuracy and less workload to the Air Traffic Controllers and flight crew will enable aircraft to fly at optimum trajectories.

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