FAAN calls on passengers to stop giving money to airport officials
…urges them to report to the agency
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has called on intending passengers to resist any requests to offer money as tips to airport officials.
The Authority also urged passengers to report anyone who takes advantage of them on their duty posts in whatever guise to demand money from them before service.
A statement signed by the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, bluntly stated that “there is no aspect of its services at the airports that are being paid by cash”.
It added that all services with regards to Covid-19 measures at the airports are free of charge, and no airport official should take advantage of their duty post to extort money from passengers.
The statement reads: “As the nation’s airports begin to reopen gradually for flight operations, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has advised passengers to desist from giving money and to report any official from any agency that requests money under any guise.
The Authority will like to inform passengers and other airport users that there is no aspect of its services at the airports that are being paid for by cash.
Arriving passengers are expected to have gone through the Covid-19 test before boarding their flights from ports of departure, therefore they should not pay any money whatsoever to any airport official for the purpose.
All Covid-19 measures put in place at the airports are free for passengers and does not attract any charges.
Meanwhile, the recent allegation that some airport officials in Abuja were collecting money from returning passengers on evacuation flights is already being investigated by all agencies at the airport.
The Authority will also like to use this medium to appeal to passengers once again to always ensure adherence to all safety and security measures at the airports.”
