The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has placed an immediate ban on the use of woven luggage sacks popularly called ‘Ghana Must Go’ by passengers at all the nation’s airports.
FAAN, in a circular dated November 24, titled, “Re: Prohibition of Usage Of Ghana Must Go,” and signed by Manager, Airport Services, Henok Gizachew, said the ban was particularly for passengers travelling through the country’s international airports.
The ‘Ghana Must Go’ sack is popular among Nigerian travellers and preferred because of its light weight and capacity to carry more load.
Gizachew stated that the ban of the ‘Ghana Must Go’ bags became necessary as they had cost the airlines huge loss and also damaged the airports’ conveyor belt system.
He, however, noted that passengers who wish to use ‘Ghana Must Go’ to travel must have the same well package in carton or hardcover of rectangular size.
The breakdown of many of the country’s airports’ conveyor belt systems has been attributed to the use of the sack-like bag, a situation that has put enormous costs on the airport authority.
