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- 29 Apr 2013
Dana Air Unveils Mobile Roving Agent
Dana Air has launched the ‘Roving Agent’, a mobile device which allows guests to be checked-in on arrival at the airport. The new technological development implies passengers of Dana Air will enjoy…
- 26 Jan 2014
NCAA Clears Dana Air to Fly
Dana Air has received a go ahead to resume operations, more than three months after it was grounded for technical and safety reasons. A statement from the airline said, following the successful…
- 12 Feb 2013
Dana Air Dangles Valentine Offer on Passengers
Dana Air has announced a special offer that brings airfare as low N9, 999 for a one-way ticket from February 5-17. Tony Usidamen, Dana Air’s head of Corporate Communications, “The Valentine…
- 14 Mar 2019
Dana Air Increases Flight Frequency to Abuja
Dana Air on Thursday says it has increased flight frequency on its Lagos-Abuja route. Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, Media and Communications Manager, Dana Air, said in a statement in Lagos. Ezenwa said that…
- 17 Jul 2013
Dana Air Announces Key Appointments to Boost Operations
Dana Air has announced key appointments including that of Alberto Mansilla, as new director of Maintenance & Engineering; Ememobong Akam Ettete, head of Operations; and Adil Bourmaki, Head…
- 4 Nov 2022
Dana Air Resumes Flight Operations Nov 9
Dana Air has announced plans to resume flight operations on November 9, 2022 after a successful conclusion of the audit organised by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The airline in a statement…
- 11 Jul 2016
Dana Air Commences Daily Flights between Lagos, Owerri
Dana Air has commenced daily flights from Lagos to Owerri with an introductory online fare of N12,600 one way. The airline currently operates daily flights to Abuja, Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and…
- 7 Nov 2012
Dana Air Completes Re-certification, Ready to Fly
Management of Dana Air said the airline has subjected itself to the rigorous process of re-certification by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and it is ready to head for the skies again…
- 3 Apr 2013
Dana Air Lowers Fares to N15, 300
Dana Air has crashed fares on its Lagos-Abuja-Lagos route to N15,300, according to a statement by the airline Tuesday. The airline said passengers can fly one-way Economy Class on its…
- 2 Jul 2013
Dana Air Re-launchs Uyo, Calabar Operations
Dana Air said it is ready to re-launch flight services to Uyo and Calabar, in addition to its current destinations - Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt. Tony Usidamen, head, Corporate Communications of…
- 27 Apr 2009
Dana Air Emerges Best ICT Driven Airline at NIMA
Dana Air, Nigeria’s newest carrier, has been named the Best ICT-Driven Airline of the year at the National ICT Merit Award (NIMA) held in Lagos. NIMA is an annual ICT award organized by…
- 13 May 2024
Dana Air Sacks over 1,000 Workers Weeks after License Suspension
Dana Air has laid off about 1000 employees, including 583 permanent members of staff and expatriates, following the suspension of its operations by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).…
- 8 Dec 2016
Dana Air Selects Spectra net to Offer Travellers Free Wi-Fi
Dana Air has joined the growing list of brands associating with Spectranet to enjoy its unique broadband service offering. In what appears to be a subtle endorsement of Spectranet as the fastest and…
- 30 Sept 2019
Passengers Panic as Dana Air Flight Fails to Take Off After Taxiing
A possible air mishap was averted on Monday when a Dana Air flight going to Lagos from Owerri could not take off after taxiing, due to safety concerns. The incident, which happened at the Sam…
- 29 Jun 2016
Dana Air to Resume Daily Flights to Owerri Next Month
Dana Air said it will recommence scheduled flight operations from Lagos to the Sam Mbakwe International Airport, Owerri, effective July 11, 2016. The airline disclosed this in a statement signed by…
- 20 Jul 2022
NCAA Suspends Dana Air Operations Indefinitely
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended Dana Airlines’ Air Transport Licence (ATL) and Air Operator Certificate (AOC), indefinitely. Captain Musa Nuhu, director-general, NCAA, who…
- 12 Dec 2016
NAMA, Dana Air Debunk Rumours of Plane Crash
Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has debunked a reported by Ibom Telegraph, a newspaper, that one of Dana Air planes crashed in Lagos area, Sunday. This came as the airlines also reacted to…
- 18 Mar 2013
Dana Air Back In the Skies
Federal Government on yesterday evening restored Dana Air’s Operating licence saying the airline could resume flight operations immediately. Joe Obi, the spokesperson, Mrs. Stella Oduah, minister of…
- 16 Mar 2009
Dana Air Launches Online Payment System
Nigeria's newest domestic carrier, Dana Airlines which has just completed 120 days of its commercial flight operations in Nigeria, has launched online payment system. The online payment system,…
- 6 Feb 2014
Dana Air’s B737-500 Arrives Nigeria
Two weeks after it recommenced flight operations in the Nigeria domestic market, Dana Air has taken delivery of a Boeing 737-500 in the first phase of its fleet renewal and upgrade. The…
- 10 Oct 2024
FG Seeks Arrest of Ranesh, Dana Air MD over Alleged N1.3Bn Fraud
Federal government has asked a high court sitting in Abuja to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of Hathiramani Ranesh, managing director of Dana Air. Mojisola Okeya, counsel to the…
- 4 Jun 2013
Jonathan, Dana Air Pledge Safety @ Remembrance of Crash Victims
Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s President has pledged to ensure a new regime of aviation safety in the country, even as the country commemorates a year of one of its worst civil aviation accidents in…
- 9 Feb 2016
Dana Air Dispels Rumours of Attempted Bomb Attack on Aircraft
Dana Airline yesterday dispelled the rumour making the round of an attempted bomb attack on one of its aircraft at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, according to Vanguard Mr. Kingsley Ezenwa,…
- 4 Jun 2015
AIB Publishes "Final" Interim Report on Dana Air Crash
On the 3rd of June, 2012 at about 1545 hours, a Boeing MD-83 aircraft, Registration 5N-RAM on a domestic scheduled commercial flight operated by Dana Airlines as (DANACO 0992), crashed into a densely…
- 4 Jan 2022
Dana Plane, Car in Near-Collision on Lagos Airport Runway
A mishap was averted at the airside of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos when a speeding vehicle had a near collision with a Dana Air plane taxiing to take off on Runway 18L of the airport. The…
- 30 May 2013
NASS Decry Delayed Payment of Compensation to Dana Crash Victims
National Assembly has expressed displeasure over the delayed payment of compensation to remaining victims Dana Air June 3, 2012 crash. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, chairman, House of Representatives…
- 3 Jun 2013
FG Plans Safety Week for Dana Crash Victims, Unveils Cenotaph
Federal Government will today, honour the victims of the tragic crash of Dana Air flight J9-992 which killed over 157 people at Iju/Ishaga, Lagos on June,3,2012 to mark its one year remembrance by…
- 1 Jul 2013
AIB to Hand Belongings of Dana Crash Victims' to Relations
Accident Investigation Bureau said it will be releasing some items belonging to the victims of the Dana Air crash, which occurred in Iju Ishaga, on the outskirts of Lagos June 3, 2012 to the…
- 10 Jul 2012
SAHCOL to Handle Etihad Services
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited, (SAHCOL) has been picked as the preferred Ground Handler for the Etihad Airways Lagos Operations. By this, SAHCOL shall be supplying Ground Handling…
- 16 Mar 2009
Dana Group Supports Police Marathon 2009
Dana Group, a conglomerate with interests in diverse sectors of the Nigerian economy is teaming up with the Nigerian Police for the 2009 edition of the People Police Marathon organised by the…