Flight Operations to Abuja Nigeria: Nigeria's general election takes place this Saturday with more than 84 million people registered to go to the polls... We thought this would be a good opportunity to take a look at Nigerian Immigration and flight operations to the capital Abuja's Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the country's second busiest airport after Lagos.
For arriving private flights, aircraft are parked at the open bays of the international wing for arrival checks by Customs, Immigration and State Security agents who collect passenger manifest and GENDEC. Once passengers disembark, they are taken to the terminal by bus and escorted through arrival formalities with Customs and Immigration by UAS agents. Their baggage is also processed and delivered at the terminal. The process is pretty easy and takes a few minutes. This may, however, take longer if arrival coincides with the arrival of major commercial carriers. For diplomatic flights, this problem is virtually nonexistent as there is a dedicated terminal with a full complement of Immigration and State Security officials to attend to passengers.For the crew, visas are not required except if staying more than 72 hours in which case an extension must be sought. Crew must be in uniform and wear crew ID. Aircraft may be required to reposition to the general parking area at the old domestic wing depending on traffic expected and duration of stay of flights before the crew proceeds to the hotel. On departure, aircraft still need to be repositioned (with or without passengers) for clearance at the international terminal.
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