Port Harcourt Runway Issues
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This story really made me laugh. Maybe cows now want to fly!!
"For the second time in recent times, three stray cows have been shot dead on the runway in Port Harcourt airport, Daily Trust is reliably informed. But unlike the last incident in which Air France ran into the cows, no aircraft ran into the three cows before they were killed.
The cows were found at about midnight mid last week on the Port Harcourt runway but were shot dead by airport security officials to prevent any accident with any landing aircraft."
http://www.dailytrust.com/news1b.htm
"For the second time in recent times, three stray cows have been shot dead on the runway in Port Harcourt airport, Daily Trust is reliably informed. But unlike the last incident in which Air France ran into the cows, no aircraft ran into the three cows before they were killed.
The cows were found at about midnight mid last week on the Port Harcourt runway but were shot dead by airport security officials to prevent any accident with any landing aircraft."
http://www.dailytrust.com/news1b.htm
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Well, its in Nigeria for one. Its clean. Theres no corruption. Its safe. Its not overcrowded. Theres no disease. Theres no crime. Theres no traffic. Its clean. Well it is so clean. Its absolute paradise. Off you go then, to Utopia and beyond.....
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rhinoboy,
A lot would depend on what you're going there to do and who you're going to work for. Are you a helicopter pilot? Let us know more about what you're considering going there to do and I can tell you more about the housing and lifestyle you're likely to have.
Port Harcourt as a city is typical of many large cities in this part of Africa - large, sprawling, dirty and with no real heart. It can be dangerous in places from time to time. There is also a lot to do socially during your time off, depending on what your interests are. There are now a couple of good fitness/health clubs with multi-gyms, squash courts, swimming pools etc. There are 3 golf courses, a polo club, tennis clubs and a good local hash. There are a number of good restaurants these days with prices ranging from moderately expensive to outrageous. There are plenty of expat bars and nightclubs, some quite upmarket; others the usual 'meatmarket. Depending on the company you go to work for you may have a good broadband internet connection at work or in your housing. There are all the Nigerian cellular telephone networks, most of which are oversubscribed and often difficult to get a line on. NEPA is as bad here as anywhere and electricity cuts 10 to 12 times a day are the norm. Housing and food are very expensive as this is the oil capital of Nigeria (quite a bit more expensive than Lagos). There are a number of supermarkets, but even the larger and better ones have shortages of things quite frequently. Traffic is generally awful. PM me if you want to know more.
A lot would depend on what you're going there to do and who you're going to work for. Are you a helicopter pilot? Let us know more about what you're considering going there to do and I can tell you more about the housing and lifestyle you're likely to have.
Port Harcourt as a city is typical of many large cities in this part of Africa - large, sprawling, dirty and with no real heart. It can be dangerous in places from time to time. There is also a lot to do socially during your time off, depending on what your interests are. There are now a couple of good fitness/health clubs with multi-gyms, squash courts, swimming pools etc. There are 3 golf courses, a polo club, tennis clubs and a good local hash. There are a number of good restaurants these days with prices ranging from moderately expensive to outrageous. There are plenty of expat bars and nightclubs, some quite upmarket; others the usual 'meatmarket. Depending on the company you go to work for you may have a good broadband internet connection at work or in your housing. There are all the Nigerian cellular telephone networks, most of which are oversubscribed and often difficult to get a line on. NEPA is as bad here as anywhere and electricity cuts 10 to 12 times a day are the norm. Housing and food are very expensive as this is the oil capital of Nigeria (quite a bit more expensive than Lagos). There are a number of supermarkets, but even the larger and better ones have shortages of things quite frequently. Traffic is generally awful. PM me if you want to know more.
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rhino,
It's actually a combination of I.R. and anjouan's posts, hard to quantify in words as is the case with a lot of places in Africa. Have you worked in Africa and/or Nigeria before, and what are you planning on doing in PH ?
NEO
It's actually a combination of I.R. and anjouan's posts, hard to quantify in words as is the case with a lot of places in Africa. Have you worked in Africa and/or Nigeria before, and what are you planning on doing in PH ?
NEO
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Sorry mate, Im just being feceacious.......full of crap.
Im just such a fan of Nigeria, that I wouldnt want you to waste the chance of a lifetime, by missing out on all the wonderous things the country can offer you.
Im just such a fan of Nigeria, that I wouldnt want you to waste the chance of a lifetime, by missing out on all the wonderous things the country can offer you.
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rhinoboy,
Port Harcourt is quite a long way from any beaches, but it is possible to go and swim in a nice clear river at Azumini.
Lots of babes?...... depends on the day of the week and how many you take with you
Nice tans?...... yours or theirs
Topless?...... depends how nicely you ask I guess
Whatever you do make sure you have good kidnap and medical insurance at the moment as the militant groups in the region are stepping up their attacks on oil installations and kidnapping expatriates again
Port Harcourt is quite a long way from any beaches, but it is possible to go and swim in a nice clear river at Azumini.
Lots of babes?...... depends on the day of the week and how many you take with you
Nice tans?...... yours or theirs
Topless?...... depends how nicely you ask I guess
Whatever you do make sure you have good kidnap and medical insurance at the moment as the militant groups in the region are stepping up their attacks on oil installations and kidnapping expatriates again
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Port Harcourt Airport (PHC) Shut down until December 2006
Have any of the airlines confirmed that ops have been moved to Calabar or Owerri? Owerri runwau+taxiways have no night illumination so my best bet goes to Calabar...
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LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria will shut its main international airport in the oil producing Niger Delta at Port Harcourt for at least four months' repairs later on Friday, the aviation agency said.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said the emergency shutdown was required to rehabilitate the runway and build a fence around the facility.
"The airport is being closed down for safety reasons ... We hope that the rehabilitation work will be completed and the airport reopened in December," a spokesman said.
"They have been directed to close it down at sunset today."
Port Harcourt is the largest city in the delta, and several Western oil companies including Royal Dutch Shell have large offices there.
Lufthansa and Air France fly there direct from Europe.
Safety standards at Nigerian airports have come under close scrutiny since President Olusegun Obasanjo ordered urgent reforms in December after two plane crashes that killed more than 200 people last year.
One of the crashes on December 10 was at the Port Harcourt airport where 106 passengers, many of them school children, were killed. Some commentators said that lives could have been saved if the fire trucks at the airport had had access to water.
The disaster came seven weeks after another airplane crashed near Lagos, killing 117 people.
In July last year, an Air France plane with 196 passengers on board ploughed into a herd of cattle on the runway. No humans were killed, but authorities blamed the accident on the lack of a perimeter fence.
The runway lighting and firefighting facilities at the airport will also be overhauled during the shutdown, the spokesman said.
The NCAA said all domestic flights to Port Harcourt will be diverted either to the smaller delta city of Warri, the southeastern city of Owerri or to Calabar in the southeastern corner of the country.
International flights will be diverted to Nigeria's two main airports in the commercial hub of Lagos and the inland capital Abuja, the aviation agency said.
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LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria will shut its main international airport in the oil producing Niger Delta at Port Harcourt for at least four months' repairs later on Friday, the aviation agency said.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said the emergency shutdown was required to rehabilitate the runway and build a fence around the facility.
"The airport is being closed down for safety reasons ... We hope that the rehabilitation work will be completed and the airport reopened in December," a spokesman said.
"They have been directed to close it down at sunset today."
Port Harcourt is the largest city in the delta, and several Western oil companies including Royal Dutch Shell have large offices there.
Lufthansa and Air France fly there direct from Europe.
Safety standards at Nigerian airports have come under close scrutiny since President Olusegun Obasanjo ordered urgent reforms in December after two plane crashes that killed more than 200 people last year.
One of the crashes on December 10 was at the Port Harcourt airport where 106 passengers, many of them school children, were killed. Some commentators said that lives could have been saved if the fire trucks at the airport had had access to water.
The disaster came seven weeks after another airplane crashed near Lagos, killing 117 people.
In July last year, an Air France plane with 196 passengers on board ploughed into a herd of cattle on the runway. No humans were killed, but authorities blamed the accident on the lack of a perimeter fence.
The runway lighting and firefighting facilities at the airport will also be overhauled during the shutdown, the spokesman said.
The NCAA said all domestic flights to Port Harcourt will be diverted either to the smaller delta city of Warri, the southeastern city of Owerri or to Calabar in the southeastern corner of the country.
International flights will be diverted to Nigeria's two main airports in the commercial hub of Lagos and the inland capital Abuja, the aviation agency said.