The aviation workers on Monday caused heavy gridlock on access road to both domestic and international airports of the Murtala Muhammed Airports in Lagos, protesting over working conditions.
The situation was reported to have caused delays and disruption if flight activities.
An airport official said while the protests have caused flight delays due to gridlock on the airport road axis in Ikeja, flight are still operating as scheduled.
“Airports are not closed. Flights are boarding as scheduled,” the source said.
“Passengers are not prevented from coming in and out either. Only access road was blocked against vehicular movement.”
he unions involved are the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), and the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP).
Others are the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreation Services Employees.
Specifically, the workers are demanding the approval and implementation of the agreement condition of service, (CoS) as agreed between them and the Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), and the office of the head of civil service of the federation.
Others are the non-implementation of minimum wage consequential adjustments and arrears for the Nigeria Meteorological Agency, (NiMet) since 2019 and the planned demolition exercise of all the agency buildings in Lagos by the minister of aviation for an airport city project.
