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Dana Air serves the following destinations:<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.flydanaair.com|title=Dana Air|accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref> |
Dana Air serves the following destinations:<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.flydanaair.com |title=Dana Air |accessdate=4 June 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/68CDn310K |archivedate=June 5, 2012 }}</ref> |
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*[[Abuja]] – [[Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport]] |
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*[[Accra]] – [[Kotoka International Airport]] |
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| Founded | 2008 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Ikeja, Nigeria | ||||||
| Website | www.flydanaair.com | ||||||
Dana Air is an airline based in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria and flying domestic services.[1] Following a fatal air crash in 2012 its licence was suspended, but it was cleared by Nigeria's Civil Aviation Authority to resume flights in 2014.[2]
Destinations
Dana Air serves the following destinations:[3]
- Abuja – Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
- Accra – Kotoka International Airport
- Lagos – Murtala Muhammed International Airport
- Port Harcourt - Port Harcourt International Airport
- Uyo - Akwa Ibom Airport
Before June 2012, Dana Air also served Calabar, Kano.
Fleet
With an average age of 23 years per airframe,[4] the Dana Air fleet includes the following aircraft:[4][5]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-500 | 1 | — | |
| Boeing 737-800 | — | 5 | To be leased from Ryanair |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 4 | — | To be replaced by 737-800 |
| Total | 5 | 5 |
Incidents and accidents
On 3 June 2012, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 operating as Flight 992 crashed into a two-story building at Iju Railway, Ishaga a suburb of Lagos. All 153 people on board the aircraft were killed.[6] Following the crash, all flights by Dana Air were halted by Nigeria's Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).[7] The airline's license was restored in September 2012 before the inquiry into the accident was concluded.[8] However, in October 2013, the airline's license was once again suspended.[9] The airline was audited and resumed flights on 26 January 2014 with 1 Boeing 737-500
References
- ^ Contact us, Dana Air, retrieved 4 June 2012
- ^ Airliner World (March 2014): 15.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Dana Air, archived from the original on June 5, 2012, retrieved 4 June 2012
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Thomas Noack (4 June 2012), Dana Air Fleet Details and History, Planespotters.net, retrieved 4 June 2012
- ^ Targett, Michael (3 June 2012). "Dana Air flight crashes in Lagos". Flight International. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Passenger plane crashes into building in Lagos". BBC News Online. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Lagos plane crash: Nigeria suspends Dana Air licence". BBC News Online. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ "Nigerian plane crash airline's licence restored before inquiry concludes". guardian.co.uk. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Aviation crisis: FG Suspends Dana Air licence again …24 hours After Grounding Associated Airline". gistanigeria.blogspot.com. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
External links
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