Dana Air’s operating licence suspended

The Federal Government of Nigeria has suspended Dana Air’s operating licence due to its shoddy handling of the compensation claims to victims of the airline’s crash in June last year. Special Assistant, Media to the Minister of Aviation, Joe Obi, said that the airline “has been asked to suspend operations”. And that “The action was intended to enable proper sorting out of all the issues surrounding the June 3rd crash, including the compensation to the victims’ families.” In line with the directive, the airline cancelled its flights by Sunday. Dana Air, in a statement signed by its Head of Communication,