Dana Air Wednesday debunked falsehood alleging that the door of one of its aircraft fell off after landing, while taxing in Abuja.
Some online publications and twits had posted reports that the door of one of the airline’s aircraft fell off, but the airline stated that the allegation was not only untrue and damaging, but also categorically could never had happened without a conscious effort to open it.
A statement by Dana Air of the alleged incident read, “We wish to state categorically that this could never have happened without a conscious effort by a passenger to open it.
“By design, the emergency exit doors of our aircraft are plug-type backed by pressure, which ordinary cannot fall off without tampering or conscious effort to open by a crewmember or passenger.
“We also wish to enlighten the author that, when an aircraft is airborne, it is fully pressurised and there was no way the seat or door could have been ‘shaking’ as insinuated.
“A thorough inspection was however carried out on the said aircraft upon landing in Abuja, by our engineers and a team from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and no issue was reported. There was also no threat to safety at any point.
“The flight was only delayed for 8 minutes as we needed to demonstrate to the regulators that the safety and comfort of our guests is at the centre of our operations.”
However, Sam Adurogboye, general manager, public relations, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), told BusinessDay that Dana Air notified them of the incident when they landed.
“We sent a team from our end to check the airplane. The door has been worked on and everything is okay. We are carrying out further investigation to establish what led to the incident,” Adurogboye said.
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