Nigeria: Dana Airlines Sends Workers On Compulsory Leave

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Friday, December 28th, 2012

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DANA airline
After failing to resume operations in spite of obtaining an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dana Air on December 24, directed its workers to embark on compulsory leave.

The airline whose flight J9 992 was involved in a tragic crash on June 3, in Lagos, killing 163 people, has not operated since the accident, as its licence was withdrawn.

But, the airline later recalled its crew, ground staff and others after obtaining the AOC, ostensibly with the believe that it would resume operations this month.

However, the expectation was dashed last week when the House Committee on Aviation recommended that its operations should still be suspended and that the Director General of NCAA, Dr. Harold Demuren, should be sacked for the alleged roles played that led to the accident.

Spokesman of the airline, Mr. Tony Usidamen, said Wednesday that since the airline started operation in 2008, every worker was kept busy during December because the airline operated its highest number of flights.

He noted that since the airline was not going to be operating after it had obtained AOC from NCAA, there was no wisdom in keeping the workers, which was why the management asked the members of staff to go and celebrate the Yuletide, although they would be paid for the period they did not work.

-ThisDay
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