As aviation activities resume in Nigeria following the recent re-opening of the airports by the Federal Government, Nigerian airline, Dana Air, has announced the resumption of its operations on July 9.
The airline, headquartered in Lagos, also advised potential passengers to arrive airport three hours to flight.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Dana said that it will operate three daily flights from Lagos to Abuja and back. This, it said, will be the practise until the date for the addition of Port Harcourt and Owerri is announced.
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Obi Mbanuzuo, the Chief Operating Officer of Dana Air, revealed that the airline is prepared for resumption.
Mbanuzuo said:
Dana Air is ready to fly safely again from the 9th of July. We have worked round the clock with the NCAA to achieve this safe resumption of flights and we are introducing other initiatives soon in line with the present realities and the need to minimize contacts at the airport.
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).
We have also created a boarding strategy which will give our passengers some sense of safety onboard our aircraft.
The airline said it is distinctly positioned to reduce the impact of sundry concerns, starting from proper maintenance schedule, pre-flight cleaning and boarding, to in-flight service and disembarkation.
He further stated:
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.
