Editing Lagos (section)

=== Air traffic ===
[[File:MMIA_Intl_Terminal_2019.jpg|thumb|[[Murtala Muhammed International Airport]]]]
Lagos is served by [[Murtala Muhammed International Airport]], one of the largest and [[List of the busiest airports in Africa|busiest airports in Africa]]. The MMIA is Nigeria's premier international air gateway. The airport's history dates back to colonial times, around the time of the Second World War. The international airport terminal was built and commissioned over 40 years ago, in 1978. The terminal opened officially on 15 March 1979. The airport had been known simply as the Lagos International Airport. It was, however, renamed for the late Nigerian Head of State, General Murtala Muhammed, who died in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Murtala Ramat Mohammed {{!}} head of state of Nigeria {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Murtala-Ramat-Mohammed |access-date=12 March 2022 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en |archive-date=12 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312185339/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Murtala-Ramat-Mohammed |url-status=live }}</ref>

The airport terminal has been renovated several times since the 1970s but its most radical makeover began in 2013, following the launch of the Federal government's multi-billion naira Remodelling/ Rehabilitation Programme for its airports nationwide. Under the re-modeling work there, by late in 2014, the MMA lounge area had been expanded to four times its previous size and new passenger handling conveyor systems were installed which can handle over 1,000 passengers per hour.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=TrekLondon |date=14 August 2023 |title=Lagos Air Traffic |url=https://treklondon.co.uk/lagos-air-traffic/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |website=Trek London.Uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>

A second airport, [[Lekki-Epe International Airport]] has been approved by the Federal Government in April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FG approves the Lekki-Epe International Airport. Here is what to expect along the Lekki-Epe Corridor |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/fg-approves-lekki-epe-international-airport-here-what-expect |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=linkedin.com |language=en}}</ref>