By Dickson Omobola
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has disclosed plans to extend the July 1, 2026, deadline requiring airport cab operators to stop using vehicles manufactured before 2012, saying a final extension of the compliance deadline to October 2026 is being considered.
Recall that no fewer than 200 cab operators, under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Private Cab Operators, NUPCO, yesterday, threatened to ground operations at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, within nine days if FAAN fails to reverse what they described as anti-operator policies.
The policies include a directive requiring them to stop using vehicles manufactured before 2012 with effect from July 1, 2026, and an increase in their tariff from N500 to N1,500.
FAAN management, in a statement released to clarify the situation, said the directive requiring airport cab operators to upgrade to newer vehicle models was informed by the need to improve reliability, comfort, safety and overall passenger satisfaction.
