Nigeria's Aviation Ministry has lifted a brief flight suspension against Dana Air, the airline involved in the country's deadliest plane crash in the last 20 years.

The ministry said on Monday it reversed a Saturday decision to suspend Dana flights over "safety issues" with one aircraft after a meeting with the Nigerian airline's staff.

"At the end of the meeting, the suspension of the operations of the airline which took effect last Saturday was lifted. The airline is to resume normal operations immediately," Joe Obi, special assistant to Aviation Minister Stella Oduah, said.

In June, Dana Air flight 992, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 , crashed into an apartment block in a populated Lagos suburb, killing 153 people on board and 10 others on the ground.

Dana was suspended then, but was allowed to start flying again in September, despite an incomplete inquiry into the cause of the crash.

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I need to ask sincerely does any body still fly this molue? This goes to show how very insensitive our government of the day has become, will they tell me money has not exchanged hands here? Till anoda disaster from dana occur b4 they ban them finally . Waiting sha
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DANA Air's Juju is very strong...I need to know that baba.

The first airline in the country to continue operating after an air disaster.

Money must have exchanged Hands

meanwhile 3rd to comment? all tanks to MTN free 10MB

Confused ministry and parastatals! With one breath u ban; with another breath, u lift same ban. . .probably without any check to see if the conditions for d initial ban were met or not. Nigeria is sick!

goodluck to you all in Nigeria yhank you !

they don settle my Oga at the top...
Thats all.

FG too the play na them sabi

why cant we see d hand writing on d wall eh...fg airlines dnt do us any gud again.guess d best is 2 b traveling by sea.....*winks*...jst my opinion

MayTheyFlySafely

Ban today unban 2moro, that shows u that the aviation minister is either smoking weed or her oga at the top(gej) is clueless

Möney good oo. Man must wack. Plz sabongeri news.

I declare amnesty for all bokoharam boys and give them free ticket to fly their very 1st flight.

Confused folks. It is good news, this "banning mentality" based on sentiments should stop.

CLASSMAN: I need to ask sincerely does any body still fly this molue? This goes to show how very insensitive our government of the day has become, will they tell me money has not exchanged hands here? Till anoda disaster from dana occur b4 they ban them finally . Waiting sha
Mean while .....to coment

Nothing says that Dana has not learned its lessons. Calling their planes molue is totally uncalled for! Dana was (if not still) d best and most safety-conscious airline in Nigeria (b4 last year's crash). They may have done exactly what is expected of them and they shud be allowed to do business.

My issue with d ban and unban thing is that our regulators are making it look frivolous. U ban someone on Saturday then unban him on Monday? It only goes to show that you did not do ur homework diligently well (on Saturday). There is no way Dana wud have used Sunday to fulfill all safety requirements that may have caused the ban.

When is FG lifting d suspension of bellview airlines

"Nigeria's Aviation Ministry has lifted a brief flight suspension against Dana Air, the airline involved in the country's deadliest plane crash in the last 20 years.

The ministry said on Monday it reversed a Saturday decision to suspend Dana flights over "safety issues" with one aircraft after a meeting with the Nigerian airline's staff."

Ministry of aviation did not tell us why that ban was lifted. That ban was supposed to save more lives and serve as a deterrent to other airlines.

How come its looking like money has changed hands?
So safety issue with one aircraft is not enough reason to suspend an aircraft? Let's put it more accurately so one hundred and sixty lives is not worth the ban!
Ok airlines you have heard

Do we still have a government in this country? They just wake up and do what comes to their minds perhaps. Can a nation be steered in this jigsaw rumble-tumble manner? I tire o.

These scums so called FG r juz playing Nigerians for a fool.

some people on NAIRALAND are too ignorant of certain things in life. anywhere in the world, if a plane crashes, the airline will still be going on with their normal business. how on earth will a sane govt revoke the license of DANA in the first place?
have it ever occur to us that DANA was given the AIRLINE OF THE YEAR 2012?
am very sure that most people on NAIRALAND has never see an airport, not to talk of entering an aeroplane. Thats why you people will just be saying trash and rubbish just for talking sake.
for our perusal, DANA AIR, is still the best in Nigeria, irrespective of sentiments and perspectives.

Black Peni5: DANA Air's Juju is very strong...I need to know that baba.

The first airline in the country to continue operating after an air disaster.

bellview nko? Just changed name to medview

CLASSMAN: I need to ask sincerely does any body still fly this molue? This goes to show how very insensitive our government of the day has become, will they tell me money has not exchanged hands here? Till anoda disaster from dana occur b4 they ban them finally . Waiting sha
Mean while .....to coment

for you to have referred to Dana airways as Molue shows you are a BRT customer who has never been to airport let alone board a plane,must everyone comment. Huh SMH

Whats with the flip-flop? If truely safety concerns were raised it takes much more than days to rectify except they can prove beyond reasonable doubt that its simply documentation which itself is suspicious.

They've just decleared Caveat Emptor with this. . .

He who has ear let him hear. . .

Black Peni5: DANA Air's Juju is very strong...I need to know that baba.

The first airline in the country to continue operating after an air disaster.

Nigeria Airways' F-28 plane crashed in Enugu in 1981 killing passengers on board. Its flights schedule continued even on the day of the accident. Not a minute suspension

klas:

Nigeria Airways' F-28 plane crashed in Enugu in 1981 killing passengers on board. Its flights schedule continued even on the day of the accident. Not a minute suspension

Nigeria Airways? I believe Nigeria has been crashing since 1914. Its nothing new if the word 'Nigeria' in attached to the airline or anything else.

Just got this:

Dear Esteemed Guest,

Our attention has been drawn to some media reports suggesting that a Dana Air aircraft had an emergency landing in Abuja on Saturday, 16th March, 2013 which the reports claim led to the suspension of the airline's operations by the Federal Ministry of Aviation.

To set the records straight, and as can be verified by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), there was no such incident involving a Dana Air aircraft. What is correct is that there was a snag on one of our aircrafts with Registration Number 5N-JAI due to operate a 7:20am flight from Abuja to Lagos on Saturday, 16th March, 2013. During routine checks, the Captain of the flight noticed the snag and, as a standard precautionary measure, disembarked the guests and called for a replacement aircraft from Lagos with Registration Number 5N-SRI which eventually ferried the guests from Abuja to Lagos; at no point was a Dana Air aircraft airborne with a faulty battery, necessitating an emergency landing.

At Dana Air, we place a high premium on our guests and crew and we will continue to go the extra mile to ensure safe, reliable and world-class air transport services to our esteemed guests.


Dana Air Management

They said you get the leaders you deserve

If the government allow them (DANA) to operate, at-least they didn't put a gun to the passengers head to fly with Dana? They didn't force people to buy their ticket

ban today un-ban tomorrow. just like seuns nairaland

iamswizz: Money must have exchanged Hands

Money exchanged hands only with other airliner operators. These people are extortionists. I travelled from Abuja to Lagos on friday for N18k. On getting to MM2 yesterday the ticket was from N25k due to DANA's suspension and aero's staff strike!