PHOTO: Nigerian Flight Deck
Nigerian carrier, Dana Air, has formally joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA) after rigorous prequalification exercise. The IATA membership is coming just two years after the airline passed its International Operations Safety Audit (IOSA) and was admitted into the association’s global safety registry.
Accountable Manager of Dana Air, Obi Mbanuzuo, said the membership
was the airline’s latest achievement, describing it as a significant
milestone for Dana Air.
Mbanuzuo said it demonstrated “our level of professionalism and
commitment to operational efficiency in terms of providing our guests
with safe, seamless and world-class air transport service in Nigeria.
He added: “Apart from the fact that this membership will further
strengthen our relationship with other international airlines, we see it
as an opportunity to take our amazing products to the global stage
through interline and code-share agreements.
“You would recall that Dana Air is the first and only Nigerian
airline to have undergone an operational audit conducted by the Nigerian
Civil Aviation Authority and its foreign partners – The Flight Safety
Group, and we are determined to reinforce our strategic route network
within and beyond Nigeria,” the manager said.
Dana Air in furtherance of its customer-centric products recently
launched a Special Services Unit to attend to passengers with special
needs, urgent complaints, update passengers on current promos and
benefits of Dana Miles at the airports in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt,
Uyo and Owerri.
Having flown over 2.7 million passengers in the last eight years of
its operation, Dana Air is one of Nigeria’s leading airlines with daily
flights from Lagos to Abuja, Port Harcourt, Uyo and Owerri. The airline
is reputed for its innovative online-products, unrivaled on-time
performance and World-class in-flight service.
