Dana Air debunks claim over fallen aircraft’s door at Abuja airport
Dana Air has debunked the claim that one of its aircraft’s door fell off while taxing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Earlier, an online publication had reported that the door of one of the airline’s aircraft fell off after landing and whilst taxing at Abuja airport today.
Debunking the assertion, the Communications Manager, Dana Air, Mr. Kingsley Ezewa, said: “We wish to state categorically that this could never have happened without a conscious effort by a passenger to open it”
“By design, the emergency exit door of our aircraft is plug-type backed by pressure, which ordinary cannot fall off without tampering or conscious effort to open by a crew member or passenger.”
Ezewa further explained that when an aircraft is airborne, it is fully pressurized and there was no way the seat or door could have been ‘shaking’ as insinuated by the report.
According to him, a thorough inspection had been carried out on the said aircraft by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), noting that there was no issue that jeopardizes the safety of the passengers onboard at any time.
In his words: “A thorough inspection was however carried out on the said aircraft upon landing in Abuja, by our engineers and a team from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and no issue was reported. There was also no threat to safety at any point”
“The flight was only delayed for 8 minutes as we needed to demonstrate to the regulators that the safety and comfort of our guests is at the centre of our operations. We wish to apologize to our guests for any inconvenience such report may have caused and for the slight delay on the return service to Lagos”
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