Dana Air rewards winners in essay competition

Dana Air has rewarded students with free tickets for their brilliant performance at the 7th edition of the National Travel Essay Competition and 6th Air Transport Youth Empowerment Seminar, which was held at the Nigerian Civil Aviation (NCAA) Headquarters Annex, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

Dana Air spokesman, Mr. Kingsley Ezenwa said that the students were meant to write on the theme “Choosing An Exciting Career-Why Aviation?,” adding that the National Travel Essay Competition and Youth Empowerment Seminar is designed to create greater awareness for the air transport sector and raise future aviation professionals.

While congratulating the winners, Ezenwa said that the airline has been supporting the organizers of the National Travel Essay Competition since it started in 2009.

He added that Dana Air has also partnered Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, by providing aircraft for students to access when they came from various institutions on a facility tour of the Murtala Mohammed Airport 2.

He encouraged the students to consider a career in aviation, stating that Dana Air’s kids fly programme was also part of the airlines’ commitment to giving students and kids alike, their first flight experience while exposing them to the exciting world of aviation.

Founder and Coordinator of the National Travel Essay Competition (NTEC), Mr. Ewos Iroro, thanked Dana Air for its continued support for the initiative since 2009, which he said was aimed at creating greater awareness for the air transport sector and raising future aviation professionals.