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9J
  
DAN

Destinations
  
7

Headquarters
  
Lagos, Nigeria

Fleet size
  
6

DAN
  
DANACO

Website
  
flydanaair.com

Founded
  
2008

Dana Air httpswwwflydanaaircomwpcontentthemesdana2

Hubs
  
Murtala Muhammed International Airport

Company slogan
  
The Smartest Way to Fly

Hub
  
Murtala Muhammed International Airport

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Dana Air is a Nigerian regional airline headquartered in Ikeja and based out of Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport.

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History

Following a fatal air crash in 2012 its licence was suspended. It was however restored in September 2012 by the Nigeria's Civil Aviation Authority before the inquiry into the accident was concluded. However, in October 2013, the airline's license was once again suspended. The airline was audited and resumed flights on 26 January 2014 with a single Boeing 737-500.

Destinations

As of February 2017, Dana Air serves the following destinations:

Nigeria
  • Abuja – Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
  • Accra – Kotoka International Airport
  • Kaduna – Kaduna Airport
  • Lagos – Murtala Muhammed International Airport base
  • Port Harcourt - Port Harcourt International Airport
  • Uyo - Akwa Ibom Airport
  • Owerri - Sam Mbakwe Airport

    • Fleet

    As of February 2017, the Dana Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:

    The airline previously also operated a single Boeing 737-500 on lease from Alexandria Airlines.

    Incidents and accidents

  • On 3 June 2012, a Dana Air 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. Following the crash, all flights by Dana Air were halted by Nigeria's Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) until further notice.

    • References

    Dana Air Wikipedia
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