The Federal Government has said that payment for access into airports across the country is now compulsory for all.

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, made this known while briefing news men in the state house shortly after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja.

According to Keyamo, no one would be exempted from paying for access into the airports including the President and the Vice President and foreign guests and situations where individuals refuse to pay for access to airports with the claim that they are Very Important Personalities (VIPs) will become a thing of the past.

He also said out of 100% E-tags printed, only 18% are paid for, thereby leading to loss of revenues in the aviation sector.