Dana Air bags ATQ’S Most Stable Domestic Carrier Award

Nigerian carrier, Dana Air has won an award as the Most Stable Airline in Nigeria at the 2019 Air Transport Industry Awards held recently at the Prestigious Welcome Centre & Hotels, Lagos. Prince Supo Atobatele, the Editor-in-chief of Air Transport Quarterly Magazine, while speaking during the ceremony said the award is in honor of some of the industry’s finest individuals and Corporate bodies whose penchant for hard work, innovation and capacity building has not only greatly improved the business of air transport but enhanced safety of the air space.

According to him, Dana Air bagged the award as a result of her consistency and stable operations offering safe and reliable air transport in the past few years.

Reacting to the airline’s award as the most stable domestic carrier,

Kingsley Ezenwa, the Media and Communications Manager of the airline, said, ‘’the reward for hard work is more work. There is no better way to end the year 2019 than a recognition like this.

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“We have been here for the past 11 years doing what we know how to do best passionately and persistently. With a fleet size which we have progressively grown to nine aircraft, our target is to hit about 7.2m flown passengers by the first quarter of 2020.

“We are orderly and we like to take one step at a time. We are presently consolidating while sticking to our strategic fleet and route expansion project.’’

Kingsley dedicated the award to the airline’s customers for their loyalty and support for the last 11 years and reassured them of the airline’s commitment to continue providing safe, comfortable, on time and reliable air transport.

Dana Air is one of Nigeria’s leading airlines with a fleet size of 9 aircraft and daily flights from Lagos to Abuja, Port Harcourt, Uyo and Owerri. The airline is reputed for its innovative online product, world -class in-flight service and unrivaled on-time performance.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.