29th June, 2024
It was a mixture of suprise and excitement for many passengers at the Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd. (BASL) terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos on Saturday as a couple, Olamide Alli and Abiodun Agboola took their wedding vows at the facility.
The couple took their vow at the barricaded section of the departure area, with about about 50 guests in attendance.
Mr Kola Bamigboye, the Chief Operating Officer, BASL acknowledged that the wedding, was first of its kind at the airport.
He added that the wedding was also a way of letting people know that MMA2 was more than a terminal with the hope that with the successful wedding ceremony, more people would like to wedding at airports.
“We like to bring people together. Its either you are travelling through our terminal or you are coming here to solidify your love,” he said.
Speaking in the same vein, Mrs Monica Oguta, the Head of Aviation Security for BASL, said that the wedding was an opportunity to create value for airport terminals.
When asked if the couple were airport staff, Oguta said: They are just Nigerians who felt the idea is good.
“I started nursing the idea of an airport wedding some years back and when the opportunity came, we seized it.”
The couple exchanged their wedding vows and rings at the terminal.
The wedding was officiated by Ms Oluwabukunmi Aminu, a vow coordinator.
A passenger, Mrs Abigail Babatunde, said she had never witnessed such a wedding before.
The couple were given free flight tickets by Value Jet Airline. (NAN)
