Flight Resumption: Dana Air conducts shakedown flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt

Ahead of flight resumption, Nigerian carrier, Dana Air on Wednesday carried out a dry run at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2) and shakedown flights from Lagos to Port Harcourt and back.

According to a statement by the airline’s Media and Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa, Dana Air had to carry out the exercise to demonstrate its readiness to resume flights as soon as the airspace is opened.

”Although all through the lockdown, we had our engineers on the ground to ensure proper storage and steady maintenance of our fleet for resumption at any time,  and as part of our post-COVID-19 resumptions plans, we had to get our team fully on the ground on Wednesday for a dry run at the MMA2 terminal under the supervision of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).

”After a successful dry run, we conducted shakedown flights from Lagos to Port Harcourt with our newly acquired Boeing and MD aircraft in our fleet.

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“Uncertainty is a normal sentiment among travellers and we had to carry out the dry run and shakedown flights strictly to guarantee the safety of our staff and valued customers. For us, following guidelines and standards is a priority and our customers can rest  assured that as restrictions are lifted, all we will be offering our guests is peace of mind on every flight.”

On Dana Air’s level of preparedness, Kingsley declared: ”Dana Air is 100% ready so is MMA2 and some other terminals we operate from.

All Personal Protective Equipment has been made available for all staff, crew and passengers who might not come along with one.

”All recommended training, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all staff have been updated and concluded.  All our aircraft are fitted with HEPA filters which filter 99.9% of unwanted particles and viruses in the air.

It also helps passengers breathe normally.  All aircraft in our fleet have also been disinfected as recommended by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and we have an optimised cleaning protocol to provide all-round peace of mind for our guests.

”We advise our guests to get to the airport at least 2 hours before their flights and also explore all our innovative online and self-booking platforms available at MMA2.

As a customer-centric airline, we are also working on user-friendly booking and reservation processes  which will guarantee social distancing and seamless travel for our guests ”

” We wish to also commend the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for the progress made so far, by being proactive, meticulous and engaging the stakeholders in the interest of the airlines, service providers,  agencies, staff, customers and overall interest of the economy at large, Kingsley added.

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE