The Management of DANA Airline has said that it would commence its flight operations very soon, the spokesman of the airline, Mr Tony Usidamen, said.

Usidamen told newsmen that the airline had commenced its certification with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) following the lifting of its suspension by the Federal Government on September 5.

He said that the airline would commence flight operations once the NCAA was through with the certification process, adding that the airline would also test run its aircraft in accordance with the NCAA guidelines.

He told reporters that the certification process had began, adding that the airline would also organise internal training programmes for its staff, especially the cabin crew.

“We are already doing our certification and conducting refresher training for our cabin crew. We are also doing post psychological training for them.

“I cannot say the particular date when we would start flying because it depends on when NCAA will be through with the certification, but I hope it will be in the next couple of weeks.

“Flight test running is a normal process, which will have to be carried out with the NCAA officials during the certification process and we are looking forward to it,’’ he said.

It would be recalled that the Federal Government suspended the DANA Airline’s operation licence following the June 3, plane crash that claimed many lives.

Minister of Aviation Stella Oduah announced the lifting of the ban on the airline on Sept. 5, following a satisfactory evaluation by the Federal Government.

On the issue of compensation to the families of the plane crash victims, the NCAA Director-General, Dr Harold Demuren, had earlier told newsmen that only 62 families had received compensations.