Airside Safety: FAAN bars untrained officials from driving on the airside

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has barred any airport official, who has neither undergone the mandatory airside drivers training nor certified appropriately to drive on the air sides of the nation’s airports.

The import of this decision, according to the Authority, is to ensure operational safety on the airside, following clash incidents at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.

A statement signed by the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, said all airport users, who have access to the airside, have been notified and advised to adhere strictly to the new rule.

“The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has prohibited any airport official, who has neither undergone the mandatory airside drivers training nor certified appropriately to drive on the air sides of the nation’s airports.

“FAAN is re-emphasising this policy to ensure operational safety, following a recently averted airside incident involving a Customs official, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.

“With this directive, all airline officials, Security agencies, ground handling companies, and other stakeholders are hereby put on notice to ensure that their officials, that have airside related roles, and will need to drive, are sent to FAAN’S training department to undergo this mandatory training before been assigned to duty.

“The Authority will no longer take lightly any act of violation of this directive, in the interest of safety.”