Regional Operations: Dana Air get good Lagos-Accra patronage
Posted on December 13, 2015 by The Update


Dana Air last Saturday embarked on its first regional operations arriving at the Kotoka international Airport, Ghana with an almost full capacity on its McDonnell Douglas 83 aircraft.

The airline airlifted over 80 passengers to Accra in its 150 seater aircraft, which according to a passenger is encouraging given that this was the airline’s first operation to Ghana.

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From left, Communications Manager, Dana Airline, Mr. Kingsley Ezenwa, Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Obi Mbanuzuo being received by Dana Air’s Representative in Ghana, Mr. Sukhjinder Mann on arrival at Accra Airport, Ghana during the airline’s inaugural flight Lagos-Accra

With the commencement of Accra, the airline which is gradually expanding its route network now has five destinations – Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Uyo and Accra.

Accountable Manager of Dana Air, Mr. Obi Mbanuzuo said, ‘’ business and leisure travellers to the beautiful city of Accra in Ghana, will experience the Dana Air -hospitality as we extend our operations to the cosmopolitan city of Accra. We are working with the objective of integrating other cities from Accra into our route network and making air transport accessible by developing new routes and linking same to our existing routes’’

He stressed that, with Dana Air’s far-reaching domestic route network in Nigeria, guests arriving Lagos from Accra will also benefit from a choice of onward connections from Lagos to Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Uyo.’’

Speaking further Obi said: Accra is a preferred destination for Nigerian businessmen and women and Dana Air’s foray into the city will further boost investments in the city and deepen the bilateral relationship between the two countries.’’

On aircraft acquisition, Obi said that the airline was in the process of finalising acquisition for another aircraft.

“We will bring in different aircraft, our analysts are in the process of finalizing the exact fleet, we are also looking at other West-Coast operations, and we are going to ensure that we build a network. Passengers are yet to experience Dana, they should expect to see the best airline in terms of performance and on-time delivery’.

He also lamented the spiraling fortune of naira, stating that exchange rate has an adverse effect on their operations on a daily basis.

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Passengers alighting from Dana aircraft on arrival at Accra Airport, Ghana during the airline’s inaugural flight Lagos-Accra.

“Dana earns all its revenue in naira but our transactions with maintenance organisations, spare parts dealers and other suppliers are in foreign currencies, therefore, the exchange rate is affecting us, we are not coping, but we have to continue to be in business. But we hope that in the new-year, government will look into the situation as promised and things would come out better. These are some of the challenges we presented before the Ministry recently”, he said.

He noted that Dana Air’s daily flights to Accra will bring options, comfort and relief to its teeming guests who have been longing for an airline with superior on-time performance and world-class in-flight service.’’

The airline has also set an introductory online fare of 22,000 to boost leisure and business trips from Lagos to