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DANA AIR BEGINS FLIGHTS TO PORT HARCOURT



Lagos – September 10, 2009 – Dana Airlines Limited has announced that it will commence operations to the city of Port Harcourt in the week beginning September 14, 2009.


This brings to five the total number of cities currently serviced by the airline within ten months of its operations; Abuja, Enugu, Kano and Lagos being the other cities.


“We are greatly delighted to extend our operations to Port Harcourt city”, said Jacky Hathiramani, an elated Chief Executive Officer of Dana Air.


“We feel very proud that within ten (10) months of operations we have been able to bring our world class services to five (5) major destinations across the country, and we look forward to expanding our operations even further, covering more local and regional destinations.”


Mr. Hathiramani said that the airline which currently operates 18 daily flights on all routes will operate a return flight to Port Harcourt daily, from its operational base at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2), Lagos.


In his words, “From September 14, 2009, we will operate one daily flight to Port Harcourt at 10:35hrs, with a return flight at 12:15hrs; flight frequencies on the route will be increased with time.”


Dana Air’s vision is ‘to be recognized and respected as Nigeria’s most reliable and customer-friendly airline’, and this, says Mr. Hathiramani, “we will achieve by consistently demonstrating our commitment to service, and providing affordable regional air transport services that focus on innovation, quality and service excellence.”

A subsidiary of Dana Group of Companies, Dana Airlines is Nigeria's first new world carrier, offering premium services at an affordable rate.


For further information, please contact:
Tony Usidamen | Communications Manager
Dana Group | 51 Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
T: + 234 1 280 9888 | M: + 234 802 326 7110
TUsidamen@danagroup.com | www.danagroup.com