{"id":8394,"date":"2013-08-15T12:41:11","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T12:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/n2000-luggage-charge-for-commercial-products-faan\/"},"modified":"2013-08-15T12:41:11","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T12:41:11","slug":"n2000-luggage-charge-for-commercial-products-faan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/n2000-luggage-charge-for-commercial-products-faan\/","title":{"rendered":"N2,000 luggage charge, for commercial products \u2013FAAN"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has once again denied that it was forcing air passengers to pay N2,000 luggage charge.<\/p>\n

FAAN, however, disclosed that it only charged excessive baggage containing commercial commodities, camouflaged to pass through carousels without the payment of the mandatory tariff by some passengers.<\/p>\n

Its General Manager, Corporate Communications, Mr. Yakubu Dati, said in a statement yesterday that the move by the authority was aimed at blocking all areas of revenue leakage.<\/p>\n

Dati was reacting to a statement credited to the Consumer Protection Council, CPC, which threatened to sue FAAN for infringement on the rights of air passengers in the country.<\/p>\n

The GM said the authority, in its continuous bid to ensure efficiency, transparency and fair play, only ensured that excessive baggage, not containing personal effects, were not camouflaged to pass through carousels without the payment of the appropriate tariff.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThe general public will note that traders and importers rather than send cargo through the appropriate terminals prefer to travel with their goods under the cover of personal effects thereby subjecting our facilities and passengers to untold hardship and delays. The authority is determined to ensure a fast processing of passengers and goods.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe authority also in order to ensure that the recently installed carousels are not subjected to misuse by the excess baggage syndrome had to discourage passengers from cutting corners through this practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dati reiterated that the authority was committed to operating under global best practices, but said a patriotic effort to put a stop to the malpractice was being portrayed negatively by the CPC.<\/p>\n

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