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Abuja Airport Deserted On New Year's Eve by TheGreenDay: 8:17pm On Jan 02, 2016
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday recorded low movement of passengers as the world prepares to celebrate the New Year on Friday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
NAN observed that both the departure and the arrival sections of both domestic and international wings of the airport were deserted unlike Dec. 24, when there was heavy traffic.
Mr Tony Ameh, Manager, Aero Contractors, told NAN that the rush associated with festive period was minimal, adding that the airline had recorded less number of passengers as against the previous years.
Ameh disclosed that the airline had more passengers during the Christmas period, adding that the airline had only five flights yesterday compared to the 11 flights it operated during Christmas.
He added that there was no fare hike during the season, explaining that the difference in ticket price was as a result of online booking and on the counter booking.
According to him, aside the fact that the economy is not too good at the moment, a lot of people that travelled to different parts of the country for Christmas are yet to return.
“We have lesser number of passengers this year compared to last year’s and the previous years, and I believe it is due to the present economic situation in the country.
“During the Christmas period we have more passengers than today because we have only five flights out of Abuja today while during Christmas we operated 11 flights,” he said.
A traveller, Alhaji Ahmed Yusuf, told NAN that he expected that government would do better things to the country in 2016, especially in the area of air transportation.
Yusuf said the nation’s aviation sector had a long way to go in the area of service delivery by the airlines, adding that infringement on the right of passengers was rampant among airlines.
“We have been experiencing problems with the airlines because they disappoint people without apology,’’ said Yusuf.
He however called on the government to improve on its enforcement functions to ensure that air travellers enjoy the services they pay for.

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