Domestic airports rot, stink amid N17 billion yearly earnings

for 11.00 a.m. She walks briskly to the check-in counter to sort her luggage. She had barely sat down on the uncomfortable ironDespite the surge in passenger traffic at major airports nationwide and attendant increase in earnings for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria , the steady rate of dilapidation of infrastructure at these critical facilities are disturbing, JOKE FALAJU reports.

She told The Guardian that it was one of those days that had a number of flight delays across domestic airlines. “So, the departure lounge was packed full. The most annoying part was when I tried using the toilet, it was horrible. There was water everywhere. I saw some women performing ablution in the toilet, so the whole place was in a mess.

Findings show that infrastructures at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport are not improving despite the increasing passenger traffic at the airports – as passengers continue to groan over the dilapidating facilities at the terminal building. Notably, Nigerian airlines plying the domestic routes statutorily remit N1000 Passengers Service Charge on each ticket to the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria . With an estimated 17 million passengers processed at the airport in 2023, FAAN may have generated about N17 billion revenue from PSC on the domestic routes, to adequately cater for those facilities for sound customer experience.

Also reacting to the faulty elevator at the terminal D building of the airport, the Minister had made a commitment to ensure the airport gets a befitting elevator. As at the last check the elevator is yet to be changed. “FAAN is facing a huge financial dilemma because the same money needed to upgrade facilities and embark on training is what is remitted to the government account,” Emeto said.

“Changing one lift that has broken has to pass tables and people are shouting at the airport, while unfortunately the file has been passing through tables for six months and they have to wait for releases from the budget. It is not possible to see changes soon. If any minister comes to tell you we are going to perform magic, it’s a lie, that is the truth,” he said.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities.

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