By Francis Ogwo
The Airport Council International (ACI) has given a clean bill of health certification in meeting industry best practices to two of Nigeria’s biggest airports: Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and Port- Harcourt International Airport.
This implies that that the two airports have been accredited in the Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Health Accreditation Programme making them the first two international airports to get the programme’s accreditation.
The General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, had in a statement on Monday said: ”This follows efforts by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), led by the Managing Director, Capt. Hamisu Yadudu, and the management team to ensure the safety and security of all travelers and Airport users.
“FAAN recently beefed up safety protocols at all airports, following the new wave of Covid-19, and a monitoring team was set up for each Airport to drive total compliance.
“This is in line with the Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Health Accreditation Programme, which is designed to reassure the travelling public of the safe precautions being taken to reduce any risks to their health as well as maintaining secure airport facility.”
Note that the airport health accreditation programme is designed to assess how aligned airports health measures are with the ACI Aviation Business Restart and Recovery guidelines and ICAO Council Aviation Restart Task Force recommendations along with industry best practices.
