Dana Air
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, all of which are in Nigeria:[3]
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]
Dana Air fleet
| Aircraft |
In fleet |
Orders |
Notes |
| Boeing 737-500 |
1 |
— |
|
| Boeing 737-800 |
— |
5 |
To be leased from Ryanair |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 |
2 |
— |
To be replaced by 737-800 |
| Total |
3 |
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
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