This advisory was included in a statement issued on Monday, which also noted that the industrial action could disrupt scheduled flight operations.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) chapter at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) has advised passengers and stakeholders to make contingency plans to avoid missing their flights following the commencement of a two-day warning strike embarked upon by the aviation workers.
This advisory was included in a statement issued on Monday, which also noted that the industrial action could disrupt scheduled flight operations.
According to the authority, the NAIA will be open for business as usual. It, however, warned passengers that disruptions in flight operations could occur as a result of the strike action.
SaharaReporters earlier reported that the unions involved are the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), National Association of Aircraft Pilots (NAAP) and Engineers and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreation Services Employees.
The unions’ grievances include of the “non-implementation of minimum wage consequential adjustments and arrears for the Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NiMet since 2019, refusal of the Salaries, Income & Wages Commission, NSIWC and Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, OHCSF, to release the reviewed Condition of Service, CoS, of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, NCAT and Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, as negotiated between our unions and the Agencies, and as duly conveyed by the Federal Ministry of Aviation since upwards of nine years”.
The aviation authority also expressed regret about any inconvenience that passengers may have experienced due to the industrial action.
The management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, wishes to inform the general public of the aviation union’s planned two-day warning strike scheduled to start Monday, April 17, 2023,” FAAN said.
“Intending passengers and stakeholders are kindly advised and note so as to make contingency plans in order to avoid missing their flights and appointments. Any inconvenience experienced is highly regretted.”
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