Airport users were on Saturday, June 29, 2024, astonished as a couple, Olamide Alli and Abiodun Agboola, took their wedding vows at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II in Ikeja, Lagos State.

The terminal is operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL).

The barricaded section of the departure area, for the wedding, accommodated only about 50 guests.

The couple, however, exchanged their wedding vows and rings at the airport terminal.

The wedding was officiated by a vow coordinator, Oluwabukunmi Aminu.

The Chief Operating Officer of BASL, Kola Bamigboye, said the wedding, which was the first of its kind at the airport, was to tell the world that Lagos airport terminal II was more than a terminal.

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Bamigboye stated that with the successful wedding ceremony, more people would like to hold weddings at airports.

“We like to bring people together. It’s either you are travelling through our terminal or you are coming here to solidify your love,” he said.

The BASL Head of Aviation Security, Monica Oguta,  said 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.”

A passenger, Abigail Babatunde, said she had never witnessed such a wedding before.

The couple were, therefore, given free flight tickets by Value Jet Airline.

The Star