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Managing Director Olubunmi Kuku said the canopy, framing and rails were substantially in place, with public use expected by the December travel peak.","Kuku also said three AmbuLifts were active at the airport to assist passengers with reduced mobility. A proposed extension of the Lagos Red Line into the airport perimeter could have four or five stops, but environmental assessment, design review and procurement were still under way; the rail link was not yet in construction or operation."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"NG","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"معدات إمكانية الوصول العاملة ونطاق محطات السكك المقترح للمطار وفقاً لسلطة المطارات.","de":"Aktive Barrierefreiheitshilfen und geplante Zahl möglicher Bahnstationen laut FAAN.","en":"Active accessibility equipment and the proposed airport rail-stop range reported by FAAN.","es":"Equipos de accesibilidad activos y rango de paradas ferroviarias previstas según FAAN.","fr":"Équipements d’accessibilité actifs et fourchette d’arrêts ferroviaires envisagés selon la FAAN.","pt":"Equipamentos de acessibilidade ativos e intervalo proposto de paradas ferroviárias segundo a FAAN.","tr":"FAAN’ın bildirdiği aktif erişilebilirlik ekipmanı ve planlanan havalimanı demiryolu durak aralığı."},"id":"lagos-airport-access-metrics","items":[{"basis":"observed","label":{"ar":"عدد مصاعد AmbuLift العاملة في مطار مورتالا محمد الدولي","de":"Aktive AmbuLifts am Murtala-Muhammed-Flughafen","en":"Active AmbuLifts at Murtala Muhammed International Airport","es":"Ambulifts activos en el Aeropuerto Internacional Murtala Muhammed","fr":"Ambulifts actifs à l’aéroport international Murtala Muhammed","pt":"AmbuLifts ativos no Aeroporto Internacional Murtala Muhammed","tr":"Murtala Muhammed Uluslararası Havalimanı’ndaki aktif AmbuLift sayısı"},"measure":{"aggregation":"stock","frequency":"daily","geography":"nigeria","id":"lagos-airport-active-ambulifts","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"count"},"period":"2026-10-07","unit":"count","value":3},{"basis":"target","label":{"ar":"محطات السكك المقترحة للمطار (الحد الأدنى للنطاق المذكور)","de":"Geplante Bahnstationen am Flughafen (Untergrenze des genannten Bereichs)","en":"Proposed airport rail stops (minimum in stated range)","es":"Paradas ferroviarias previstas en el aeropuerto (límite inferior)","fr":"Arrêts ferroviaires envisagés à l’aéroport (borne basse)","pt":"Paradas ferroviárias previstas no aeroporto (limite inferior da faixa indicada)","tr":"Planlanan havalimanı demiryolu durakları (bildirilen aralığın alt sınırı)"},"measure":{"aggregation":"unspecified","frequency":"daily","geography":"nigeria","id":"lagos-airport-proposed-rail-stops-low","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"count"},"period":"2026-10-07","unit":"count","value":4,"valueQualifier":"lower-bound"},{"basis":"target","label":{"ar":"محطات السكك المقترحة للمطار (الحد الأعلى للنطاق المذكور)","de":"Geplante Bahnstationen am Flughafen (Obergrenze des genannten Bereichs)","en":"Proposed airport rail stops (maximum in stated range)","es":"Paradas ferroviarias previstas en el aeropuerto (límite superior)","fr":"Arrêts ferroviaires envisagés à l’aéroport (borne haute)","pt":"Paradas ferroviárias previstas no aeroporto (limite superior da faixa indicada)","tr":"Planlanan havalimanı demiryolu durakları (bildirilen aralığın üst sınırı)"},"measure":{"aggregation":"unspecified","frequency":"daily","geography":"nigeria","id":"lagos-airport-proposed-rail-stops-high","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"count"},"period":"2026-10-07","unit":"count","value":5,"valueQualifier":"upper-bound"}],"methodology":{"ar":"تخص هذه الأعداد مطار مورتالا محمد الدولي في لاغوس، وليست إجماليات وطنية للمطارات. وعدد المحطات نطاق مقترح؛ وكانت مراجعات التخطيط والمشتريات لا تزال جارية في تاريخ التقرير.","de":"Die Zahlen beziehen sich auf den Murtala-Muhammed-Flughafen in Lagos und sind keine nationalen Flughafensummen. 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