{"id":8840,"date":"2023-12-01T09:19:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T09:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=8840"},"modified":"2023-12-01T09:19:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T09:19:38","slug":"faan-bans-ghana-must-go-bags-at-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2023\/12\/01\/faan-bans-ghana-must-go-bags-at-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"FAAN Bans &#8216;Ghana Must Go&#8217; Bags at Airports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ogorq-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ogorq-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col pb-9 text-sm\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-215\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] } group final-completion\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ce12b7cd-eb2a-4483-a880-16234a4cbe37\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has officially banned the use of &#8216;Ghana Must Go&#8217; sacks by passengers at all airports in the country, with a particular emphasis on international airports.<\/p>\n<p>A circular titled &#8216;Re: Prohibition of Usage Of Ghana Must Go,&#8217; signed by Henok Gizachew, Manager of Airport Services, outlined the ban. The authority cited significant losses to airlines and damage to airport conveyor belt systems as the primary reasons for the prohibition.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers intending to use &#8216;Ghana Must Go&#8217; bags for travel are now required to have them well-packaged in cartons or hardcovers of rectangular size, as stated by Gizachew.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to ban these bags comes in response to the reported breakdown of conveyor belt systems at various Nigerian airports, incurring substantial costs for the airport authority.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-1 flex justify-start gap-3 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-gray-400 flex self-end lg:self-center justify-center lg:justify-start mt-0 gap-1 visible\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex gap-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full gap-2 items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-full pt-2 md:pt-0 dark:border-white\/20 md:border-transparent md:dark:border-transparent md:w-[calc(100%-.5rem)]\">\n<div class=\"relative flex h-full flex-1 items-stretch md:flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full items-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has officially banned the use of &#8216;Ghana Must Go&#8217; sacks by passengers at all airports in the country, with a particular emphasis on international airports. 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