The management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that all the airports in the country, including the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, are excluded from the nationwide 3-day holiday pronounced by President Goodluck Jonathan in respect of the World Economic Forum holding in Abuja. FAAN said in a statement issued in Lagos yesterday that as a result the authority would not shut down any airport in the country during the period.
The statement signed by the spokesman for FAAN, Mr. Yakubu Dati, assured air passengers and other airport users that the federal government’s directive to close all schools and public offices in Abuja between Wednesday and Friday would not affect operations at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja and all other airports in the country.
“Normal flight operations will continue to take place at all airports as scheduled throughout the period of the forum. We are constrained to issue this release in view of possible misconception in some quarters that the Abuja Airport, being a public utility, is affected by the closure order.
“We also wish to assure all passengers and other airport users that adequate security and operational arrangements have been put in place at all our airports to ensure hitch-free passenger facilitation during and after the WEF,” said Dati.
