The Dana Airline has announced it’s flights operations would resume on Nov . 9.
The Accountable Manager of Dana Airline, Mr Ememobong Ettete said this in a statement issued by its Corporate Communication Officer, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, in Lagos.
According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had suspended the airline’s Air Transport License (ATL), and Air Operator Certificate (AOC) indefinitely with effect from July 20.
Capt. Musa Nuhu, the NCAA Director General, said the suspension was because the regulatory body discovered that the airline was not in a position to meet its financial obligations and conduct safe flight operations.
According to the Accountable manager, its planned resumption that it was coming back after a successful conclusion of the audit conducted by the authority.
He added that the audit, for the airline, was a re-engineering and restructuring process and had been successfully concluded.
Furthermore, Ettete said that the audit was an extensive one, and that the airline also had a new management team fully in charge.
Despite the current challenges and hostile economic environment, he said it was now well positioned and it’s concentrating fully on strengthening its operations efficiently for sustainable growth.
The official also said that the airline remained committed to offering safe, reliable and exciting flying experience to its loyal guests
However, he expressed his gratitude to the NCAA for the audit process and the professionalism exhibited by the team of inspectors.
The Accountable manager noted that the audit had re-positioned the airline as a vibrant and resilient brand ready to serve the industry.
Also, for customers with unused tickets, he said that the airline, as a little token for its short absence from the market, had extended their validity for one year.
A transfer option is available to customers and we shall be offering competitive fares as always, and gifting free tickets onboard our flights for the next 30 days from Nov. 9There would be 24/7 customer service team always available to assist customers with any request of their choice on unused tickets and redemption.We wish to sincerely and once again tender our unreserved apologies to all our customers, vendors, travel partners, corporate clients for the abrupt suspension of our flights, he said.