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Dana crash report: “We have implemented all safety recommendations”
Airlines which aircraft was involved in an accident in 2013 killing 153 passengers and crew on-board said the carrier swung into action immediately the crash interim report was released shortly after the accident.
The management of the carrier in a statement to its reaction to the final report released by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) today said following the release of the final report of the June 3, 2012 Accident, “we we wish to reassure our guests of our total commitment to their safety and comfort on-board our flights”.
“We wish to also state that Dana Air swung into action immediately the Interim Safety Recommendations were released in 2013 and as an airline strictly committed to the safety and comfort of its guests, we 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’s Flight Safety Group and its foreign partners.”
It stated that 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, adding that the carrier also went further to win two awards from two reputable organisations for the redefining role it played in the aviation industry same year.
“While we acknowledge the full report, and will continue to review it, we are glad that the report confirmed that the aircraft was airworthy at the time of departure, flight crew were certified and that we have cleared all defects during their last check.”
“Dana Air maintains a rich spare parts store to date and we have doubled our 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 8 years of our operation.”
The airline noted that the safety and comfort of their passengers remains a top priority to them, praying that the beautiful souls of the crew and passengers they lost at 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”.
