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FAAN Suspends Taxi Services At Abuja Airport

The airport authority said the suspension was necessary and urged air travellers to…

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Air travellers may be in for a difficult time as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended car hire service at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja “with immediate effect”.

“This is as a result of the unresolved factional dispute amongst the car hire operators which has been affecting airport car hire service operations,” FAAN spokesman, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, said in a statement on Thursday.

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The airport authority said the suspension was necessary and urged air travellers to use “secured alternative means of transportation or e-hailing services in and out of the airport”.

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FAAN regretted the inconvenience the suspension might cause esteemed passengers, airport users and the general public.

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“Normal car hire services resumes as soon as their differences are resolved,” the statement concluded.

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