.... Records crime free yuletide celebrations
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN says its
gearing up towards handling the expected 30 millions passengers traffic at the
completion of work at the international airport terminal building in Lagos.
FAAN presently handle 15 million passengers but has
projected an additional traffic of 15million this year with the completion of
the terminal in Lagos.
Speaking to aviation correspondents in his office on the
activities the agency on traffic management before and after the yuletide
period, the general manager corporate communications, Mr Yakubu Dati said
except for the Turkish airline's passengers breach that it was a hitch and
seamless passengers facilitation.
Dati revealed that FAAN security operatives and other
security agencies deployed detective machines such as screening machine, CCTV,
full body scanners and personal intelligence
to ensure easy facilitation of passengers.
He expressed optimism a more safe and secured airport
will be in place witnessed this year when the new terminals under construction
will be completed and passengers will have that experience they always enjoy
outside the shores. "With the completion of the new terminal in Lagos, the
terminal will be able to process
additional 15 million passengers which means we will able to service
about 30 million passengers. All these are things put together to raise
aviation to a new level this year"
Dati said security has been repositioned across the
airports with a view to meeting the challenges ahead adding that FAAN was
looking forward to partnering with investors as a result of dwindling resources
in line with the minister's statement.
He appealed to FAAN concessionaire especially airlines to
pay their debts to agencies in order to enable them to continue rendering
services to them.
On the preparation for the forthcoming International
Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO audit in March, Dati revealed that what looked
like a mock exercise towards the audit was conducted by the Airport Council
International ACI team during their visit on their invitation by the managing
director of FAAN.
According to Dati, ACI team during the visit to
facilities at the airport, some open areas identified will be closed before the
audit date adding that the country will scale through and was doing everything
possible to ensure that the country will not disappoint Dr Bernard Aliu as a
Nigeria and as the ICAO president.
On the certification of airports in the country, Dati
said a team was working round the clock with other agencies to ensure that all
gaps were closed.
While advised airport users especially passengers not
leave any luggage behind as any unattended luggage will be destroyed, Dati
warned further that passenger to adhere strictly to airport rules and
regulations and not to carry any luggage not belonging to them.
He commended the minister's for their visits to the
airports to acquaint themselves with facilities on ground with a view to
addressing lapses.
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