Travellers Stranded as Aviation Workers Embark on 2-Day Strike

Travellers using Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) are stranded as the agency under the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) embarked on a two-day strike.

FAAN issued the advisory in a statement on Monday, April 17 in Abuja.

FAAN hence has advised travellers and stakeholders to make contingency arrangements against it.

Although the agency said the management of NAIA would open the airport for operation as usual, passengers may experience “disruptions in flights operations as a result of the planned strike 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.

“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.”

The aviation unions had announced plans to embark on a warning strike in protest against bad working conditions and entitlements.

These unions were the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), and the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP).

Others are the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreation Services Employees.

Their demands include approval and implementation of the condition of service (CoS), as agreed between them and the Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), the office of the head of civil service of the federation, and other agencies.

Also, they requested the implementation of minimum wage, consequential adjustments, and arrears for the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) in 2019.

The union further complained about the planned demolition exercise of all the agency buildings in Lagos by the minister of aviation for an airport city project.