Return to Washington Examiner Homepage
May 23, 2013 | 07:11 PM
entertainment
Washington D.C. weather
Entertainment: Travel

Nigeria lifts suspension of airline after crash

September 5, 2012 | Modified: September 5, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Leave a comment
< p>ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's government has decided to allow domestic airline Dana Air to fly again, three months after a crash involving one of its planes killed more than 160 people.

The nation's Aviation Ministry announced the decision in a short statement released late Wednesday. The ministry said the decision "follows the government's satisfaction with the air-worthiness of the airline."

Tony Usidamen, a spokesman for the private airline, declined to comment Wednesday, saying Dana officials had yet to be notified about the government's decision.

On June 3, a Dana MD-83 aircraft slammed into a residential neighborhood about five miles north of Murtala Muhammed International Airport while trying to land.

A preliminary investigation suggests both of the plane's engines failed while in flight. The government suspended the airline's operating license immediately after the crash.