The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Aviation this afternoon withdrew the operating license of Dana Airlines following the crash that left over 160 dead two days ago. This follows last Sunday's air disaster involving an aircraft of the airline.
The crash claimed the lives of all 153 passengers on board and 69 people on the ground so far.
At plenary Tuesday morning, the upper legislative chamber also ordered the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Harold Demuren, to step aside until the conclusion of investigation into the accident.
An official of Dana Airline, yesterday, made a startling revelation on the circumstances surrounding Sunday’s crash of the airline’s Lagos-bound plane in Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, saying the management of the airline knew the ill-fated aircraft was faulty before take-off but still went ahead to fly it.
The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Aviation this afternoon withdrew the operating license of Dana Airlines following the crash that left over 160 dead two days ago. This follows last Sunday's air disaster involving an aircraft of the airline.
The crash claimed the lives of all 153 passengers on board and 69 people on the ground so far.
