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.
This was contained in a press release signed by NCAA Director General, Captain Musa Nuhu, on Wednesday.
The suspension followed a report that Dana aircraft made an emergency landing in Abuja on Tuesday though passengers were safe and unhurt.
News Band had, same day, reported that a plane belonging to Dana Air made an emergency landing at the Nnamdi Azikwe international airport in Abuja.
According to a statement issued by Dana Airlines management, the incident happened on Tuesday at about 2:52 PM.
The affected aircraft was identified as the Boeing 737 aircraft with registration number — 5N DNA.
Read details of the statement by the management below:
https://news.band/passengers-unhurt-as-dana-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-in-abuja/
Consequent upon the development, NCAA slammed the airline management with a suspension.
The suspension 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, 2015.
NCAA stated: “The decision is the outcome of a financial and economic health audit carried out on the Airline by the Authority, and the findings of an investigation conducted on the Airline’s flight operations recently, which revealed that Dana Airlines is no longer in a position to meet its financial obligations and to conduct safe flight operations.”
The NCAA acknowledged the negative effect this preemptive decision will have on the Airline’s passengers and the travelling public and sought their understanding.
It noted that the safety of flight operations takes priority over all other considerations.