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Dana Offers Seats for N9,000
Mr. Hathiramani said the promo is to further demonstrate Dana Air's commitment to its passengers and to encourage more Nigerians to fly 'The smartest Way' on Dana Air. "With our reduced fare of N9,000 and our online booking and payment system, more people will be able to fly with ease and experience the Dana Air hospitality", he noted. Meanwhile, Dana Airlines Limited is set to take delivery of another Boeing MD83 aircraft bringing to four the total number of aircrafts in its fleet. In an earlier press statement, Mr. Hathiramani had said, "With the addition of another Boeing MD83 aircraft to our fleet, we will be able to further increase our flight frequency on all our routes, to meet the growing demand of our customers". Only recently, Dana Air introduced a sixth flight from Lagos to Abuja and added a second flight on the Enugu-Lagos route. In addition to beginning direct Lagos-Kano flights in a few days, the airline is also looking at extending its operations to Port- Harcourt city by September this year. A subsidiary of Dana Group of Companies, Dana Airlines is Nigeria's first new world carrier, offering premium services at an affordable rate. Safety Issues at MMIA
What may turn out as a spoil sport is the unauthorized activities of tanker drivers who carry out all sorts of unsafe operations around the Haji Camp axis of the sprawling complex housing the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, What could be scarier as having truck loads of aviation fuel, which is highly inflammable, exposed near the terminal of one of the busiest airports in the West African subregion. Attempts to get the tanker drivers and their pay masters to tidy up their operations around the airport, it was learnt, are not yielding result, as they continue to carry out their operations without let. If this ugly trend is allowed to go on unchallenged, chances are that, disaster may be looming around the airport, the proportion of which is unimaginable. A few weeks ago, the Airport Command of the Nigeria Police spoke of plans to relocate the tanker drivers, even as surveillance teams lurk around the precincts to monitor the activities of people who may pose a threat around the airport. Do we need to wait for disaster to occur before the concerned authorities get proactive? There are gaps that should certainly be filled by those whose brief it is to ensure there is no threat to safety and security around the airport. IRS Airlines is Paying
He is on the board because the chairman of IRS requested that he do so, as a mark of respect for him". "The history of the account makes it a unique and special case as it was inherited from Universal Trust Bank by Union Bank and the bank is still working at understanding the history of the account". "At inception, the facility was for N1.05 billion for the purchase of aircraft and fully collaterised. As at today, we have paid about N2 billion in principal and interest and payments are still being made while reconciliation on disputed issues of penalty interest and charges amounting to over N2.5 billion are going on in tandem". "We wish to make it abundantly clear that the balance on the account as at date is not N3.3 billion and that we have been making payments to Union Bank while issues relating to the account are being resolved by Union Bank internally". Operators Oppose Multiple Rates at MMA Auto Gate
An industry source informed our correspondent, that before the concession exercise, FAAN realizes between N35 million to N37 million monthly, apart from the N40,000 annual dues form the limousine operators. They said FAAN wrote to the limousine operators to remit N25,000 to the account of I-CUBE, and at the same time ordered it to pay the balance of the N15,000 to its purse. The source emphasized that if it was agreed that the limousine operators are to pay part of its annual dues to the concessionaire, the concession agreement reached between FAAN and I-CUBE ought to be slightly higher. The source said: "Some of us still query the N40 million monthly payment by the concessionaire. You see, before I-CUBE came into the scene, our staff were remitting between N35 million and N37 million monthly to the purse of FAAN and this is apart from the N40,000 received from the limousine operators annually. So, we expect that since FAAN is concessioning that access gate out and still wants the limousine operators to pay substantial sum to the concessionaire, the concession agreement ought to be modified, because we have over 200 limousine cabs operating in this complex". Oyewole however explained that FAAN has written to all the stakeholders in the industry, such as the airlines, concessionaire, agencies and other operators within the complex since the first week of August intimating them of the automation of the access gate. He said despite the
brouhaha that greeted the
concession, most operators
have complied with the
FAAN directive, adding that
the first batch of full
automation would commence
in mid September.
He, however emphasized
that users of the access gate
should not expect full
automation until the programming
of the lags will be
programmed through its
technical partners, IRD in
Canada and ARC management
solution in South
Africa. |
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