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Last Updated: Monday, November 1st, 2004 HOME | Previous Page Touts intensify activities at Ikeja local airport By Shola Ogunode Aviation Reporter, Lagos   Touting at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, has increased to an alarming rate and leading to losses for airlines. On several occasions, miscreants posing as airline officials at the General Aviation Terminal, GAT of the Ikeja airport swindle naïve intending travellers of their luggage and money. Recently, due to the 50 per cent increase in airfares, these usually armed touts reportedly dispossessed some undiscerning passengers of their personal effects. On Thursday, a case was reported of an intending passenger to Abuja who was said to have succumbed to the pressures of a tout who promised to get him a half-price ticket. After the recent airfare increase, a one-way ticket to Abuja costs about N15, 000 as against N10, 000 before. But the passenger was promised a seat for N7, 500. Not until the flight had started taxing on the runway, did the passenger know he had been deceived. Also, it has been reported that on several occasions at night, travellers who arrive or are intending to board a night flight have been harassed and robbed of their personal effects by these touts who disguise as airport taxi operators. However, in an interview with a senior airport official who declined to have his name in print, it was gathered that most of these unaccredited car operators are ex-Nigeria Airways workers who claim they needed to work at the airport to earn a living.   Although the airport manager could not be reached as he was said to be very occupied at the time of the visit, some Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria staff attested to the fact that their was need for additional hands at the local airport. “We are quite few to work effectively here. The cargo bay is there, runway, terminal and the other places. More FAAN operatives are needed here”, the source said.   Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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