Report said authorities in the aviation sector have concluded plans to establish mobile courts at airports to try unruly passengers.
The plan followed regular incidents bordering on passengers protesting against flight delays or cancellations to the point of physical attacks on airline and airport workers or disrupt facilities at the airports.
This has not gone down well with Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
Plan is said to be underway to have a mobile court in place to curb the menace.
Similar to this, is the authorities’ decision to extend airport operational hours to 10 pm at sunset airports.
Sunset airports are those operating between the hours of 7 a.m and 7 p.m due to absence of night flying facilities.
Recall that most times when there are delays at the destination airports especially from Lagos and Abuja, most airports without 24 hour operation usually suffer cancellation with passengers getting agitated.
But at a stakeholders’ meeting convened by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to tackle rising flight disruptions held at the NCAA Annex in Lagos, it was agreed that airport operational hours would be extended to 10:00pm for sunset airports with facilities and adequate lighting.
The meeting was attended by the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, representatives of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), as well as Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) led by Vice-President, Mr. Allen Onyema who is also the Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace.
