FAAN Cargo Directorate To Enahnce Business At Airports

The Chairman, Domestic Airport Cargo Agent Association (DACAA), Mr Emmanuel Odia, has said that the creation of cargo department by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) will enhance cargo business in the airports.

Odia disclosed this in Lagos while speaking with newsmen on the activities of the association.

The determination of FAAN to construct cargo terminal would boost the activities of the cargo agents, and ensure sanity in the cargo business at the airports, he said.

“I think it is one of the best things that could happen to the aviation industry. It means that there is no cargo terminal in Nigeria that will not have a cargo department and this will enhance our business as cargo agents.

“The moment the directorate picks up, and there is a section for cargo spinning, it will boost our business, “Odia said.

The DACAA boss explained that this would also help to curb disorder and touting.

Odia appealed to the management of the FAAN to create a cargo section under the directorate where all cargo activities would be carried out.

He, however, expressed displeasure over the decline of domestic airlines which, he said, had negatively affected DACCA business and had forced most cargo owners to transport their goods by road.

He said he was delighted with the commencement of flight operations by Med View airlines, adding that cargo business would boom more when two or more airlines start operations.