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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has entered into a partnership with the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and Airline Operating Committee (AOC) towards improving services at airports nationwide. The move, which is an initiative of the new Managing Director of FAAN, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, is to get the buy in of the major…
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Apparently worried by the effect of perennial scarcity of aviation fuel in the country, airline operators yesterday cried out to the Federal Government to rekindle interest in addressing the problem.The operators made the call on the heels of fresh hike in the cost of aviation fuel, now in the neighbourhood of N225 per litre.
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