The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says no individual or agency will be allowed to use protocol services after immigration for departing passengers or before immigration for arriving passengers.
The agency announced this in a statement released on Wednesday.
It said the decision was taken in line with the federal government’s ease of doing business directive which includes sanitising the airports.
According to the statement, the directive will not apply to FAAN protocol services and designated officers from the ministry of foreign affairs.
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“In line with provisions of the federal government’s directive on the ease of doing business, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has directed that apart from FAAN protocol services and the designated Ministry of Foreign Affairs Officers, no individual or agency is allowed to escort passengers or conduct any type of protocol activity after immigration process for departing passengers, and before immigration process for arriving passengers at the airports,” the statement read.
“Consequently, in the interest of our common safety and comfort, all passengers, agencies, and other stakeholders are requested to kindly align their airport activities accordingly.
“In a similar vein, passengers are also advised to desist from coming to the airports with groups of friends and relatives, please. This is aimed at enhancing the safety, comfort, and efficient facilitation of human and vehicular traffic at the airports.”
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It said the directive applies at all airports across the country.
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