Dana Air resumes flight operation on the 4th of february, an official of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN),
James Shallangwa, said on Thursday.
Shallangwa, head of commercial at the
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, made this known in
an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
He told NAN that the Minister of
Aviation, Stella Oduah, had issued a resumption letter to the airline to
recommence operation after its plane crashed in Lagos on June 3, 2012.
Passengers on board Dana Air inaugural flight on Friday clap roared in
jubilation when the Dana air plane landed safely at the Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.Dana Air Flight 9J353 left the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, few minutes after 10 am and landed in Abuja at 11.05 packed with celebrities, journalists and some passengers. Some of the celebrities who defied fear were Comedians, Basketmouth, Buchi, musician Harrisong, Kuba crew, among others.