BEVERLY HILLS, June 10, (THEWILL) – In compliance with an executive order signed last month by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has adopted a new screening arrangement which requires air passengers to be prompt in arriving airports.
The Managing Director of FAAN, Mr Saleh Dunoma, stated this on Friday while monitorng the level of compliance with the executive order by agencies at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
According to him, “My advice to passengers is that they should come in good time, so they can accomplish the process as scheduled.
”There are some new locations and processes of screening; so the earlier they come, the easier for stakeholders, especially the airlines and the security agencies, to finish their procedures.”
The FAAN boss expressed satisfaction with the level of compliance, noting that the physical check tables belonging to the various security agencies at the departure hall of the terminal had been removed.
He observed that “the desks that have been there for manual search are no longer there. The checks are being done at appropriate locations and this has created a tidy hall.
”This has improved the ambience of the departure hall. Of course, we have some issues that have to do with the first day normally in any operations. We are trying to resolve that.”
Dunoma said the authority had also directed the management of the airport to come up with a complete and comprehensive report containing the issues emanating from the operation so that they could be urgently addressed.
THEWILL recalls that Delta Airlines’ officials had on Tuesday insisted on carrying out manual checks at their passenģers at the usual desks, which led to a misunderstanding with aviation security officials.
Reacting to this development, the FAAN MD said, “It is not anything peculiar. They want to do certain checks; we will tell them where to do the checks.
“We are not stopping anybody from checking anything, so long as it is in line with global standard of practice. The executive order does not stop that. We will handle Delta Airlines issue.”
