The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced the suspension of Dana Airlines’ air transport license (ATL) and air operator certificate (AOC) indefinitely.
The Director-General of NCAA Musa Nuhu signed the statement.
The airline is no longer in a position to meet its financial obligations and conduct safe flight operations.
According to the NCAA, the suspension takes effect from midnight on Wednesday, July 20, 2022.
Part of the statement read: The suspension was made pursuant to Section 35(2), 3(b), and (4) of the Civunder Act, 2006 and Part 1.3.3.3(a)(1) of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations, 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 acknowledged the negative effect of the action on the Airline’s passengers and the travelling public but sought their understanding, that traveling at the safety of flight operations takes priority over all other considerations.
