“You see regulators, who are supposed to be public servants, buying big houses and driving big cars. They are endangering the lives of Nigerians by cutting corners and falsifying reports… we are going to bring down that system of corruption.”

Following runway excursion incident suffered by Dana Air at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, yesterday, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has ordered the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, to suspend the airline until comprehensive audits on its fleet were conducted.

Following a runway excursion incident suffered by Nigerian carrier, Dana Air, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, yesterday, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has suspended the airline until comprehensive audits on its fleet are conducted.

“I have my intelligence report on this and I’m going to do something about it very soon. You are going to hear some kind of announcement I’ll make in the next one or two weeks on this issue including unlicensed private aircraft in commercial operations. These private jets are operating commercially to a huge loss of revenue to the Federal Government.” 

There are strong indications that domestic airlines operators may reduce ticket prices for passengers due to the imminent supply of aviation fuel, otherwise known as Jet A1, by Dangote Refinery.