Dana Air has bagged the Nigerian AviaCargo Airline of the Year Award at the CHINET Aviation and Cargo conference held recently at Lagos Marriott Hotel Lagos.

CHINET is one of the biggest gatherings of Professionals in the Aviation and Cargo environment bringing together all players in the value chain.

According to Ikechi Uko, the organiser of the AviaCargo conference, the award is in recognition of Dana Air’s contribution to the growth of the aviation and cargo industry in Nigeria.

Reacting to the award, Ememobong Ettete, the chief operating officer of Dana Air, said, Dana Air having spent 15 years in the industry will remain a key player and contributor to the Aviation, Cargo sector in Nigeria and by extension the Nigerian economy.

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“We appreciate the organisers for recognising our contribution towards easing the logistics in Cargo distribution, and helping to achieve Nigeria’s objective of being a Cargo hub,” he added.

Similarly, the airline has also introduced ‘ Treasure Hunt’ Flash Sale which encourages its customers to visit its website at www.flydanaair.com between the hours of 12pm and 12.09pm daily to get highly discounted fares within its route network.

Dana Air operates daily flights from Lagos to major cities in Nigeria with a varied fleet of Boeing aircraft. The airline is reputed for its innovative online products and services.

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.

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