Dana resumes flights from Lagos today, as Arik waits till lifting of curfew
Dana Airlines has planned flight resumption from Lagos tomorrow with the possible lifting of the curfew imposed on the State today.
The curfew was imposed by the State governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo Olu on Tuesday 20/10/20 to forestall the breakdown of law and order following series of protests.In a statement, the Spokesman for the airline, Mr. Kingsley Ezemwan says, “Following our earlier announcement on cancellation, we are pleased to inform you that we will resume full flight operations from tomorrow the 24th of October 2020.”
He assures all tickets within the period of the curfew remains valid and can be rescheduled for free by sending an email to [email protected] or a chat to our WhatsApp number 07051190363
“Once again our heart goes out to our brothers and sisters who lost lives and properties during the protest.”
In a related development, Arik Air says, it will be resuming limited flights to some destinations where there are no curfews on Friday, October 23, 2020. According to Mr. Banji Ola, spokesperson for the airline, Flights from Lagos to other parts of the country will however resume upon the lifting of the 24 hours curfew by the Lagos state government.
“Specifically, the airline will be operating flights from its second hub in Abuja to Port Harcourt, Ilorin, Benin, Kano and Yola. On Friday, Arik Air will operate one flight each from Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja to Port Harcourt, Ilorin and Kano. Also, on Saturday, the airline will operate one flight each from Abuja to Port Harcourt, Benin and Yola.”
The airline had on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 suspended all flights due to the 24 hours curfew announced by the Lagos State government.
