The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has guaranteed pilgrims visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2024 hajj of increased quality services at all airports from where they would be airlifted to the holy land.
According to a recent announcement from Nigeria’s National Hajj Commission (NAHCON), “the preparatory time line released by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah began earlier than usual and is expected to end before its normal timing.
“Mrs. Obiageli Orah, FAAN’s spokesperson and director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, told journalists in Lagos on Monday that the country’s airport management agency will stop at nothing to ensure that Nigerians traveling for the holy pilgrimage receive the best services at the airports.
She added that FAAN is implementing new changes to how it will handle hajj operations, stating that it will collaborate with operating airlines, cargo and ground handling companies, as well as state governments and other agencies responsible for the smooth operation and airlift of pilgrims to achieve its goals.
Mrs. Obiageli stated: “We are bringing a lot of changes to how we handle hajj operations in our airports, ranging from the queue that pilgrims experience in the past in our airports and having to queue up for a long time, conveying their properties and the services rendered to them, all those delays, we are bringing in a new system that will create an ease of movement for both the passengers and the goods.”
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