Touting, begging menace at airports worry Minister, NSA, vow crack down on offenders

Touting, begging menace at airports worry Minister, NSA, vow crack down on offenders

…Say action ruins country’s image   Worried about a high rate of extortions at most of the country’s airports, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has promised that practical steps would be taken to holistically tackle the menace.  The Minister who expressed sadness over the prevalence rate of touts and extortionists at the country’s international airports said he had received a series of complaints from Nigerians concerning both situations, saying it was giving…

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FG to provide E-gates for four major airports, exercise part of border control, safety, says Minister

FG to provide E-gates for four major airports, exercise part of border control, safety, says Minister

…NIS completes data centre, to begin passport home delivery …107, 000 yet to be picked up by applicants   Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo on Friday inspected the User Acceptance Test (UAT) of the E-gate already installed at Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos which he said will be completed Monday next week. Also, the Minister disclosed that the four major airports across the country name The Lagos airport is the second…

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FAAN, NSA to eliminate multiple physical checks at airports

FAAN, NSA to eliminate multiple physical checks at airports

…Reduce military, paramilitary personnel at aerodromes   The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) have concluded plans to reduce the number of military and paramilitary personnel at Nigeria international airports who have physical touches with passengers’ baggage multiple times thus constituting delays and numerous inconveniences to travellers passing through the airports. Over the years, complaints have increased about the unnecessary multiple checks of passengers’ belongings carried…

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FAAN MD: Multiple screening layers cause chaotic travel experiences at airports

FAAN MD: Multiple screening layers cause chaotic travel experiences at airports

Says Lagos airport runway ready soon     The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku has expressed concern over multiple travel experiences at many of the country’s airports, particularly the international aerodromes. The FAAN boss advised that security agencies should be consolidated to ensure that passengers undergo one seamless screening process. The fact that presently passengers have to undergo multiple screening layers, she added, leaves them with bad…

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Slots: Busy airports reach capacity limits

Slots: Busy airports reach capacity limits

The slot allocation rules have enabled airlines to enter congested airports and grow their networks at very constrained aerodromes, creating more consumer choice, writes, WOLE SHADARE Slots necessity In a world of constrained airports, the slot system is a necessary framework through which airlines and airports can get the maximum reliable punctual operation of flights. For example, the number of European routes with more than one airline operating has increased by 37% since 2012 with many…

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