NCAA: DANA Airlines unsafe to fly, suspends its license

 

Admin l Thursday, 21 July 2022

 

 LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)has suspended Dana Airlines’Air Transport Licence (ATL) and Air Operator Certificate (AOC) indefinitely with effect from midnight of Wednesday,20th July, 2022.

The suspension, according to Director General, NCAA,  Captain Musa Nuhu was made pursuant to Section 35(2), 3(b) and (4) of the Civil Aviation Act, 2006 and Part 1.3.3.3(a)(1) of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (http://Nig.CARs), 2015.

According to him, the decision is the outcome of a financial and economic health audit carried out on the Airline by the Authority.

He said that the findings of an investigation conducted on the Airline’s flight operations recently, revealed that Dana Airlines is no longer in a position to meet its financial obligations and to conduct safe flight operations.

The NCAA acknowledges the negative effect this pre-emptive decision will have on the Airline’s passengers and the travelling public and seeks their understanding, as the safety of flight operations takes priority over all other considerations.