Yuletide: FAAN Assures Air Travellers of Safety, Security

Chinedu Eze
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured air travelers and other airport users of safety, security and comfort, as the yuletide holidays approach.The agency in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, said FAAN is fully prepared to play host to the hundreds of passengers and other airport users that usually transit through its facilities for the Christmas holidays.

The Authority said it has also heightened security arrangements at the airports, putting necessary measures to ensure safety of air travellers, as well as upgrade facilities and infrastructure at the airports to ensure maximum comfort for all esteemed customers.

While advising air travelers to strictly comply with all COVID-19 protocols – nose-masking, phy-sical distancing, PCR test (for international travellers), as well as vaccine requirements (where applicable), “we will like to advise passengers to please get to the airports early to conclude all check in formalities in good time, so as to avoid the unpleasant experiences of missing their flights.

”This is important because of the heavy passenger traffic that is usually the norm around this time.   “As we join the world to wish our esteemed customers merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year, we will also like to remind stakeholders and the public that giving and taking of bribes are strictly prohibited at our airports, and measures have been put in place to arrest any erring official or individual,” FAAN added.