There seems little point with wishing the project well etc etc. It was a half baked plan in the first place so why should it turn into a world beating success when it opens.
FAAN and NCAA were well aware of the plan for Lagos to develop as the preferred hub for West Africa, with VK as the prime mover in this plan. So why did they design and build a terminal that is totally unsuited to the task of providing hub facilities in conjunction with MMIA? Not only does it not provide the necessary hub facilities, but it cannot even provide sufficient stands for the domestic operation that existed the day it opened, let alone any growth by moving VK and Arik or other additional airlines!!
To expect transferring pax to pass from airside to landside, catch a local taxi across to MMIA, then go through controls to airside again (and vice versa) is utter lunacy. Aside from the 'Abuja Boot boys' waiting to entice people into illegal taxis, the road system isn't good enough that any reasonable connection time could be guaranteed.
I am also amazed that the company running the Domestic facility feels it can charge more than MMIA, and then insist airlines use it's facility at the higher rates. Who is the MD? Is it Dick Turpin the famous highway robber of olden days?
Methinks that a large dose of self interest lurks somewhere in the background, allied to another dose of 'let's bash VK on the nose'. If AON is really backing this lunacy then they should also be held to account.