Dana
Airlines will today conduct its inaugural flight to Abuja, six months
after one of its aircraft got involved in a crash that killed all 153
passengers and crew on board and others on ground at Iju Ishaga, Lagos,
on June 3, 2012.
Coming
barely two weeks after the House of Representatives called for
revocation of the airline’s operating licence, the flight, expected to
take off in Lagos at 9:45 a.m, would have on board some VIPs,
journalists, stakeholders in the aviation sector and celebrities,
including Nollywood stars.
The
airline’s spokesman, Tony Usidamen, who confirmed this, yesterday, said
all arrangements had been concluded for a seamless flight.
Vanguard
learnt that Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, had issued a
resumption letter to the airline to recommence operation after series of
investigation and test flights by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority,
NCAA.
Usidamen said the resumption came after necessary approval was received from the Federal Government.
He
also confirmed that the airline’s reservation system had been abuzz
with intending passengers making their bookings, saying that explained
the reason the flight would be real-time.
The
Federal Government through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)
revoked the company’s operating licence, pending proper investigations
into the cause of the crash.
In September 2012, the Federal Government reinstated the airline’s licence and allowed it to resume, only with test flights.
In
December 2012, NCAA issued a new Air Operators Certificate to Dana Air
after it completed the necessary re-certification processes.
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