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Murtala Muhammed International Airport consists of an international and a domestic terminal, located about one kilometre from each other. Both terminals share the same runways. This domestic terminal used to be the old Ikeja Airport. International operations moved to the new international airport when it was ready while domestic operations moved to the Ikeja Airport, which became the domestic airport. The domestic operations were relocated to the old Lagos domestic terminal in 2000 after a fire. A new domestic privately funded terminal known as MMA2 has been constructed and was commissioned on 7 April 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Opinion |date=2024-05-06 |title=MMA2: Still soaring @17 |url=https://punchng.com/mma2-still-soaring-17/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Murtala Mohammed International Airport |url=https://www.airport-suppliers.com/airport/murtala-mohammed-international-airport/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Airport Suppliers |language=en-GB}}</ref>
During the late 1980s and 1990s, the international terminal had a reputation
Following Olusegun Obasanjo's democratic election in 1999, the security situation at Lagos began to improve. Airport police instituted a "shoot on sight" policy for anyone found in the secure areas around runways and taxiways, stopping further airplane robberies. Police secured the inside of the terminal and the arrival areas outside. The FAA ended its suspension of direct flights to Nigeria in 2001 in recognition of these security improvements.{{cn|date=February 2023}} Through its joint venture with Nigeria Airways, [[South African Airways]] (SAA) inaugurated a flight from Johannesburg to New York via Lagos in February 2001. The airline reserved roughly a third of the seats on the Boeing 747 for Nigeria Airways. SAA terminated the service the following March, stating that it was unprofitable. The company added that in an attempt to increase passenger counts, they had tried to convince Nigeria Airways to accept a smaller seat allotment, but the latter refused.<ref>{{cite news | id={{ProQuest|450205069}} | title=South African Airways ends joint venture with Nigerian Airways | work=South African Press Association | date=2002-03-12}}</ref> One month later, Nigeria Airways began their own route to New York with a leased Boeing 747.<ref>{{cite news | id={{ProQuest|453520009}} | title=Nigeria Airways Starts Flights on Lagos-New York Route | work=Xinhua News Agency | date=2002-04-03}}</ref> The airline had to suspend the flight in January 2003 because creditors had seized one of their last planes.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cnn.com/2003/TRAVEL/01/15/nigeria.airport/index.html | title=Nigerians protest over grounded airline | work=CNN | date=2003-01-15 | accessdate=7 February 2023 | author=Koinange, Jeff | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030124024130/http://www.cnn.com/2003/TRAVEL/01/15/nigeria.airport/index.html | archivedate=2003-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Stranded Nigeria Airways passengers hold protests | work=Airline Industry Information | date=2003-01-17 | id={{ProQuest|210546003}}}}</ref> In July 2006, [[North American Airlines]] launched nonstop service to New York using Boeing 767s.<ref>{{cite press release | id={{ProQuest|447463281}} | title=North American Airlines Inaugurates Nonstop Scheduled Service Between New York and Lagos, Nigeria | publisher=World Air Holdings | date=2006-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | id={{ProQuest|398960979}} | title=Travel watch | work=The Wall Street Journal | date=2006-07-25 | author=Chao, Loretta}}</ref>
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* On 7 November 1996, [[ADC Airlines Flight 86]], a [[Boeing 727-231]] was approaching the airport whilst avoiding a potential collision. The 727 pilots took evasive action but overcompensated: within sixteen seconds the plane was flying upside down approaching Mach 1. The inverted aircraft disintegrated on impact, near [[Ejirin, Lagos|Ejirin]], killing all 144 passengers and crew.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19961107-0 | title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-231 5N-BBG Ejirin }}</ref>
* On 22 October 2005, [[Bellview Airlines Flight 210]], bound for [[Abuja]], crashed after takeoff, killing all 117 people on board.<ref name="BBC News Article">"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4368516.stm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404141313/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4368516.stm|date=4 April 2012}} BBC News article."</ref>
* On 3 June 2012, [[Dana Air Flight 992]] crashed in close proximity of the airport. The plane, a [[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]], is reported to have banked sharply
* On 3 October 2013, [[Associated Aviation Flight 361]] crashed shortly after takeoff. The plane was an [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia]]. 16 people died and 4 people survived the incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=46961c3e&opt=0|title=The Aviation Herald|website=Avherald.com|access-date=6 June 2015}}</ref>
* On 13 February 2018, Delta Air Lines Flight 55 en route to [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], suffered a fire, which was caught in the left-hand engine. The [[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-223]] aircraft stopped its climb at 2,000 feet and activated the fire suppression, returning to Lagos for a safe landing about 8 minutes after departure. The aircraft was evacuated, and 5 people received minor injuries
* On 15 May 2019, an [[Air Peace]] [[Boeing 737]] from [[Port Harcourt International Airport|Port Harcourt]] to Lagos suffered a hard landing on runway 18R that resulted in damage to the engine pod and the landing gear. The aircraft was grounded, although no injuries were reported.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4c916624&opt=0 |title=Accident: Peace B733 at Lagos on May 15th 2019, hard landing and engine pod strike |access-date=23 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612004836/http://avherald.com/h?article=4c916624&opt=0 |archive-date=12 June 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* On 16 February 2021, an [[Azman Air]] [[Boeing 737]] from [[Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport|Abuja]] to Lagos blew several main tyres upon landing on runway 18R. The aircraft was disabled and the runway closed overnight until the wreckage could be removed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4e32d2a5|title=Incident: Azman B735 at Lagos}}</ref>
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