Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Mohammed Airport Lagos Terminal Two (MMA2), will acquire Nigeria’s first airport digital cold storage system for perishable cargo. This initiative aims to preserve perishable cargo passing through airports in Nigeria.
Remi Jibodu, Head of Aeronautical and Cargo Services, stated that the new storage system addresses the growing need to preserve perishable cargo at airports within the country. Ajoke Yinka-Olawuyi, Head of Corporate Communications at BASL, confirmed this in a signed statement.
Jibodu explained, “Aircraft belly cargo is subject to availability. An airline with a full flight has a certain amount of cargo it can carry. Sometimes, the airline cannot carry all the perishable cargoes. Secondly, for those who want to spread their businesses to other States in Nigeria but are skeptical because there is no cold storage to store their products, they can now be confident that our digital cold storage system would address these problems.”
MMA2 is creating an opportunity for seamless cargo business operations. This innovation will increase the number of cargo-related businesses and grow business revenue for MMA2 simultaneously.
“We are very particular about innovation, excellence, and efficiency. These have been our guiding principles. Having operated as a terminal for 17 years, there are so many things we have pioneered in the industry. At this time, we are advancing our vision in Nigeria,” Jibodu said.
He further stated, “We have never been out of power for more than 20 seconds. We have value-added services. The passengers have been patronizing us for the past 17 years, and therefore we can’t continue to do the same things. We had to find out the agitations and growing needs of the passengers.”
