Aviation may have flown into more turbulence, with the
suspension yesterday of major carrier Dana Air’s operating licence.
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority
(NCAA) said its action was to allow it carry out an audit of the airline.
There was no official reason for the
sudden audit, but a source said the airline may have had an air return, which
is not seen as a “big deal” in the industry.
The operating licence of Associated
Airlines has been suspended, following last Thursday’s crash in Lagos.
NCAA spokesman Yakubu Datti,
confirmed the suspension “with immediate effect” of Dana’s licence.
This is the third time the airline’s
licence has been suspended since June 3, last year, when its plane crashed at
Iju-Ishaga, on the outskirts of Lagos, killing more than 100 people on board.
The airline regained its licence in
September last year and resumed operations in January.
It was suspended again when the
battery of one of its planes had a problem at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport in Abuja.
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