The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that it was making efforts to purchase new buses with a view to improving ground facilitation at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
FAAN’s General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Herrienta Yakubu, made this known, on Wednesday, in an interview with journalists, in Lagos.
Yakubu said that the authority was aware of the current challenges being faced by travellers and other airport users over compliance with the new parking rules at the facility.
She said: “It was put in place to ease vehicular traffic and enhance safety, security and comfort of the travelling public.
“I know that FAAN is making plans to buy new buses. They are not big buses like the shuttle buses.
“We will remove the seats and make them comfortable for passengers and their luggage. I know the plan is on to buy these new buses to complement the shuttle buses and that is what we are doing right now.
“But in the meantime, we are working on the shuttle buses to ensure that we have, at least, two on standby, while one is moving.
“I am sure that between today and tomorrow, those two should be ready,’’ Yakubu added.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that there had been several complaints by arrival passengers following the restriction of pick up in the area by FAAN.
Some of the passengers told journalists that the shuttle buses, which were supposed to transport them to the old car park were inadequate, forcing some of them to trek there with their luggage.
They noted that transporting passengers ought to be the prerogative of FAAN, saying that it was only people using the new multi-storey car park that were sure of easy movement within the airport.
