Seven months after its operation was shut down due to a fatal crash in Lagos that claimed the lives of 163 people, Dana Air yesterday returned to the Nigerian skies amidst fanfare. It recommenced operations with a Lagos-Abuja service at about 10.10am with 67 passengers who expressed joy that the return of the airline would stimulate healthy competition that will benefit travellers. On board the MD 83 jet were comedians, journalists, aviation union officials and the airline’s board members, among others. Basket Mouth, Harrisong, Dipp, Quba Dance Crew; the Nigeria’s street dance champions were among several other occupants of the plane. A director of Dana Group, Francis Ogboro while commenting on its return to service, assured the flying public of utmost safety in its entire operations. He described the June 3, 2012 crash as an unfortunate and devastating blow. Ogboro expressed joy that the airline had survived it, adding that the accident has galvanized the company to improve its entire operations. He also disclosed that the airline might expand and change its fleet in the next six months, but insisted that the MD83 aircraft was still being flown in major countries of the world including the United States of America (USA).
Seven months after its operation was shut down due to a fatal crash in Lagos that claimed the lives of 163 people, Dana Air yesterday returned to the Nigerian skies amidst fanfare. It recommenced operations with a Lagos-Abuja service at about 10.10am with 67 passengers who expressed joy that the return of the airline would stimulate healthy competition that will benefit travellers. On board the MD 83 jet were comedians, journalists, aviation union officials and the airline’s board members, among others. Basket Mouth, Harrisong, Dipp, Quba Dance Crew; the Nigeria’s street dance champions were among several other occupants of the plane. A director of Dana Group, Francis Ogboro while commenting on its return to service, assured the flying public of utmost safety in its entire operations. He described the June 3, 2012 crash as an unfortunate and devastating blow. Ogboro expressed joy that the airline had survived it, adding that the accident has galvanized the company to improve its entire operations. He also disclosed that the airline might expand and change its fleet in the next six months, but insisted that the MD83 aircraft was still being flown in major countries of the world including the United States of America (USA).
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