The Federal Airports Authority (FAAN) has advised passengers to resist and report any cash services from any official and agency under any guise, as they do not offer such services. This is coming as the nation’s airports begin to reopen gradually for flight operations, after the easing on the coronavirus lockdown.
FAAN in a statement released on their official social media handle as regarding the purported cash services, informed passengers and other airport users that there is no aspect of its services at the airports that are being paid for by cash.
The Authority said:
“Arriving passengers are expected to have gone through the Covid-19 test before boarding their flights from ports of departure, therefore they should not pay any money whatsoever to any airport official for the purpose.
All Covid-19 measures put in place at the airports are free for passengers and does not attract any charges,” the statement said.
“Meanwhile, the recent allegation (cash services) that some airport officials in Abuja were collecting money from returning passengers on evacuation flights is already being investigated by all agencies at the airport.
The Authority will also like to use this medium to appeal to passengers once again to always ensure adherence to all safety and security measures at the airports,” they added.