FAAN, Foreign Airlines Disagree Over Movement Of Offices At MMIA

[Shola Sholaz]

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and foreign airlines operating at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, may be heading for a showdown over plans by the airport authorities to move airlines' offices and operations to the 4th and 5th floors of the airport.
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It will be recalled that FAAN had issued a two-week ultimatum to all foreign airlines in the terminal to move their offices to the 4th and 5th floors in order to facilitate the re-modelling of the airport.
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Vanguard gathered that the foreign airlines are against this action taken by FAAN, saying such relocation would affect their operations.
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It was alleged that the agency's plan was to convert the offices currently used by the airlines into shops.
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According to a source, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, the airlines are not happy about the agency's directive.