Efforts to curb the spread of mutating variants of the Covid-19 virus from infecting the population has seen a change in passengers’ facilitation procedures across Nigerian airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has disclosed.
The new order abolished the situation hereby cars are allowed to park in front of airport terminals to pick arriving passengers but will now see inbound passengers walk to designated car parks to board their vehicles to exit the airports.
The General Manager in charge of Public Affairs for FAAN, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu told journalists that the latest arrangement became imperative as parts of its advisory notes to passengers, drivers and other airport users, particularly those at the General Aviation Terminal, Lagos, to always comply with all laid down protocols on Covid-19 to ensure safety of all airport users.
Henrietta emphasized that in line with the federal government protocols, arriving passengers are to walk down to designated car parks to board their vehicles as no driver is henceforth permitted to pick up arriving passenger(s) at the frontage of the terminals.
“All drivers must park and wait inside the car parks, while arriving passengers walk down to the car parks to board their vehicles.”
According to her, “Departing passengers and drivers are only allowed to drop-off passengers in front of the terminals. They are not permitted to wait for any reason after dropping their passengers; it is only a “Drop Off” zone.
We would like to advise all our esteemed customers to strictly adhere to these rules, to ease facilitation and enhance safety of all airport users.”