Our reporter/ The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) chapter of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Monday advised travellers and stakeholders to make contingency plans in order to avoid missing their flights and appointments.
FAAN’s management at the Abuja airport issued the advisory in a statement in response to a two-day strike by some aviation unions, which it said could disrupt scheduled flight operations.
According to the authority, NAIA would be open for operations as usual. It, however, warned that passengers may experience “disruptions in flights operations as a result of the planned strike action”.
The aviation authority also said it regrets any inconvenience that may be faced by travellers.
“The management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, wishes to inform the general public of the aviation union’s planned two-day warning strike scheduled to start Monday April 17, 2023,” the FAAN advisory reads.
“Intending passengers and stakeholders are kindly advised and note so as to make contingency plans in order to avoid missing their flights and appointments. Any inconvenience.
–Access roads to Lagos airport blocked
Meanwhile, the striking workers, on Monday, blocked access roads to both the international and domestic wings of the Murtala Muhammed Airports in Lagos, in protest of poor working conditions.
The situation led to serious gridlock along Airport Road in the Ikeja axis of Lagos, with the entrance of the Murtala Muhammed Airports Terminal Two (MMA2) mostly affected.
But an airport official told reporters that while entry roads have been blocked, airlines’ flights operations are still going on as scheduled.
“Airports are not closed. Flights are boarding as scheduled,” the source said.
“Passengers are not prevented from coming in and out either. Only access road was blocked against vehicular movement.”
The aviation unions last week announced plans to embark on a warning strike over the failure of the federal government to meet their minimum wage demands other sundry issues.
Specifically, the workers are demanding the approval and implementation of the agreement condition of service, (CoS) as agreed between them and the Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), and the office of the head of civil service of the federation.
Others are the non-implementation of minimum wage consequential adjustments and arrears for the Nigeria Meteorological Agency, (NiMet) since 2019 and the planned demolition exercise of all the agency buildings in Lagos by the minister of aviation for an airport city project.
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