The management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), led by the Managing Director and Chief Executive, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, has been applauded for its sincere efforts to bring about positive changes across the country’s airports.
The Vice President of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and the Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Dr Allen Onyema, gave the commendation and a vote of confidence during a meeting convened on August 13 2024, by the management of FAAN to discuss salient issues concerning the aviation industry.
The meeting which was held at the New Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, had executives from 20 airlines in attendance.
The meeting was organised at the instance of Mrs Kuku to enlighten AON on what plans the Authority has for airport development and to also listen to feedbacks from the operators to enable FAAN provide better services that will be of.benefits to passengers.
The FAAN MD kicked off the meeting with a presentation on her priority programs of Safety, Security, Culture Transformation, Digital Transformation, Service Quality and Revenue Generation that are for immediate implementation.
She expressed her desire to see FAAN be coming one of the top airport management companies in sub-Saharan Africa within the next decade while she identified the need for collaboration with the AON to achieve the goal.
Responding, Dr. Onyema said AON members are happy to see how FAAN and the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, have approached airport management with a deep sense of responsibility.
“When government does what is wrong, you can say it, but what is happening in FAAN is commendable. The desire to do good is very, very transparent. You can see it. So, why won’t we have confidence in the system? This is no more fighting time; this is time for collaboration.”
Directors of the Authority present at the meeting: included the Director of Engineering Services, Engineer Abiola Muniru Adejare; Director of Airport Operations, Captain Abdullahi Mahmood; Director of Special Duties, Mr Henry Agbebire; and Director of Aviation Security Services, ACP Afegbai Albert Igbafe (Rtd).
They all took turns to enlighten all attendees on what efforts are being made to improve service quality at the airports.
The Director Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs Obiageli Orah, was in attendance with her media team for full coverage.
Some of the resolutions reached include the need for more frequent meetings, quicker response to AON correspondences, further improvements on airport infrastructure and the digitalisation of revenue collection amongst others.
FAAN was also asked to keep up with the good work in the area of providing quality service, which the airline operators and passengers can attest to.
