The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday said it has stepped up measures to ensure the safety of travelling passengers and other airport users across the nation as the world battles a second wave and new variant of COVID-19.
Spokesperson of FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu said in a statement that the authority was not leaving any stone unturned to protect passengers and airport users.
Daily Trust reports that the Federal Government has also imposed new travel protocols which took effect on Monday especially for travelers from the UK and South Africa.
But FAAN which is in charge of the management of most of the airports said it has strengthened its measures from from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Port Harcourt International Airport, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport and other airports within its network.
It said a compliance monitoring team has been constituted for each of its airports to drive total compliance with all the protocols.
Mrs. Yakubu explained that across the airports, “car parks have been rearranged for seamless pick-up and drop off to avoid congestion.”
“We have also created new drop off zones for passengers with reduced mobility,” she added.
FAAN added that operational and directional signages have also been conspicuously remarked at both the airsides and landsides to make movements easier for airport users and to promote social distancing protocols.
The statement added, “Additionally, we have intensified the process of disinfecting all baggage before entering the terminals, as well as enhanced temperature screening of all passengers and staff using infrared scanners. We have also separated access entry points for passengers and staff to reduce congestion and improve on facilitation.
“The Authority will like to use this opportunity to advise all travellers and airport users to strictly abide by all laid down travel protocols and also reiterate that only passengers will be allowed into the terminals.”
