Dana Air has disclosed that the airline would review
all the safety recommendations prescribed in the full report of the Accident
Investigation Bureau (AIB) that was made public on Monday.
Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, the
airline’s Communications Manager, stated this in a statement issued to newsmen
in Lagos on Monday.
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports that the AIB Commissioner, Mr Akin Olateru, on Monday
presented the final reports on the Dana crash and three other serious
incidents.
NAN reports that the
Boeing MD-83 aircraft with registration number 5N-RAM which was going to Lagos
from Abuja crashed in the densely-populated Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos State.
The plane crashed into
a two-storey building at Iju-Ishaga, killing all 153 passengers on board,
including six crew. There were also six confirmed ground fatalities.
Ezenwa confirmed in the
statement that the airline had acknowledged the full report of the bureau.
“The airline will
continue to review the safety recommendations contained in the previous interim
and this final reports that have been made public by the Accident Investigation
Bureau.
“We are glad that the
report confirmed that the aircraft was airworthy at the time of departure,
flight crews were certified and that we have cleared all defects during their
last check,” he said.
Ezenwa noted that the
airline had swung into action immediately the Interim Safety Recommendations of
the airline’s ill-fated crash were released in 2013.
“We wish to also state
that Dana Air swung into action immediately the Interim Safety Recommendations
were released in 2013.
“And as an airline
which is strictly committed to the safety and comfort of its passengers, we
have implemented all the recommendations same year, as released by AIB.
“We did not stop at
just implementing the recommendations; we also successfully passed an
operational audit conducted by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)’s
Flight Safety Group and its foreign partners.
“In 2016, after another
rigorous operational audit, Dana Air was admitted into the IOSA register to
underscore its strict adherence to global management and safety standards and
procedures required of global carriers.
“Also went further to
win two awards from two reputable organisations for the redefining role it
played in the aviation industry same year,” he said.
Ezenwa explained that
the airline had maintain a rich spare parts store to date, adding that it had
doubled its maintenance and safety efforts with constant training and
retraining of our crew and ground staff.
“This has led to our
continuous provision of reliable air transport operation and a record 4.5
million passengers flown in the last eight years of our operation.
Ezenwa said the airline
reassured passengers of its total commitment to their safety and comfort
onboard flights.
“The safety and comfort
of our guests remains a top priority to us and may the beautiful souls of the
crew and guests we lost in the unfortunate accident continue to rest in peace-
Amen.
“They remain forever in
our hearts and our prayers and thoughts will continue to be with their friends
and loved ones,” he added.
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