Eight months after one of its aircraft crashed in Lagos, the Nigerian Ministry of Aviation has cleared Dana Airlines to resume operations.
Minister Joe Obi said that since the accident, the entire fleet of DANA Airlines has undergone a rigorous airworthiness audit conducted by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
“The airline has gone through a thorough recertification exercise and they have satisfied all criteria by the NCAA indicating the airworthiness of its fleet. And, for that reason, the minister decided to allow them to go back to the skies. So, the primary concern here was the issue of safety of the aircraft and its fleet, and that has been ascertained by the NCAA,” he said.
Lawyers for the families of the victims said the airline should not have been allowed to resume operations because it has failed to pay full compensation to the victims.