NCAA spokesman Sam
Adurogboye announced the suspension in a text message to aviation
correspondents, saying it was in respect of one of the airline's flights
that had some safety issues on Saturday in the capital city of Abuja.
He did not give details.
It was the second time in a year that the operating licence of the airline has been suspended.
The airline was
grounded for several months last year, as its operating licence was
suspended after one of its planes crashed on the outskirts of the
economic capital city of Lagos, killing at least 159.
The licence was,
however, restored last September, after the government said it was
satisfied with the air-worthiness of the airline.
Consequently, Dana Air resumed operations in January 2013.
Confirming the
suspension, the airline said in a statement on Sunday: 'We regret to
announce the temporary suspension of our flight operations following a
directive from the Ministry of Aviation through the Nigerian Civil
Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Saturday, 16th March, 2013.'
It said a meeting
involving the management of Dana Air, the Ministry of Aviation and the
NCAA had been scheduled to discuss the development on Monday.
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