Dana Air Releases Statement on Emergency Landing Incident

Nigeria’s Dana Air has released an official statement following an emergency landing incident involving one of it's aircraft earlier today.

In the statement the airline said: "Our Abuja bound Boeing 737 aircraft with registration number 5N-DNA embarked on an emergency landing today 19th July, 2022, due to an indication on one of its engines.

The Pilot-in- command briefed the passengers on the incident and landed the aircraft safely at the Abuja International airport at about 2.52pm.

All 100 passengers disembarked safely and the aircraft has been grounded for immediate attention by our team of engineers."

According to the airline, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)  have also been briefed on the incident.

"We sincerely apologise to all our passengers onboard the flight and reassure our customers that Dana Air will continue to maintain its high safety standards," the airline added.