Dana Air resumes flight July 9, assures of passengers’ safety

As Nigeria reopens airports for domestic flight operations today with strict preventive measures against COVID-19, Dana Air has said it will resume flight services on July 9, 2020 (Thursday).

A statement signed by the Communications Manager of the airline, Kingsley Okwudili, and made available to TW says the airline will operate three daily flights from Lagos to Abuja and back while the date for the addition of Port Harcourt and Owerri will be announced later. 

The Chief Operating Officer of Dana Air Obi Mbanuzuo, while speaking on the preparedness of the airlines said, ”Dana Air is ready to fly safely again from the 9th of July.”

According to him, the airline has worked “round the clock with the NCAA to achieve this safe resumption of flights and is introducing other initiatives soon in line with the present realities and the need to minimize contacts at the airport.” 

Mr. Obi also assured the general public of the airline’s readiness to ensure the safety of its passengers and crew by disinfecting its aircraft and adopting the Personal Protective Equipment and hand sanitizers.

”We have disinfected all our aircraft, provided all our staff with the recommended Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), alcohol-based hand sanitizers have been made available at our check-in, boarding gates and on board the aircraft for guests and we have an optimized cleaning protocol in place as recommended by the World Health Organisation, (WHO), and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).”

He added that the airline has created a boarding strategy which will give its passengers some sense of safety onboard the aircraft. 

”We are distinctly positioned to reduce the impact of the concerns you might have, starting from proper maintenance schedule, pre-flight cleaning and boarding, to in-flight service and disembarkation — all aspects of our flights have been optimized for the safety and well-being of our guests”

”To stay ahead, our guests are advised to book their tickets online, use our self-service at MMA2 or download the Dana Air app for booking and reservation.

Also in line with the new health protocols at the airports, we have advised our guests to arrive at the airport at least three hours to their flight. They are also required to wear a face mask at the airport and on board our flights,” he added.