NCAA Suspend Dana Airlines License Operations

By: Abdullahi Ahmad Bamalli

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has suspended, the license of Dana Airlines Transport License (ATL) and Air Operator Certificate (AOC) indefinitely.

This is contained in a statement published by the Agency on its Twitter handle, which said the suspension effect from midnight of Wednesday, 20th July 2022.

The suspension order, handed down by the Director General, Captain Musa Nuhu, has since been communicated to the management of Dana Airlines.

According to the authority, 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 (Nig.CARs), 2015.

“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 acknowledges the negative effect this preemptive decision will have on the Airline’s passengers and the traveling public and seeks their understanding, as the safety of flight operations takes priority over all other considerations.”

It would be recalled that Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero contractors also suspended its passenger flight operations indefinitely from today.