Nigerian civil aviation authorities today lifted flying ban on Dana Air, an Indian-owned commercial passenger carrier, whose to licence was canceled after a flight operated by it crashed in Lagos three months ago, killing more than 160 people.
A spokesman for the Nigeria's Aviation Ministry in a brief statement said the Ministry is satisfied with the air worthiness of the airline which crashed into a building in a highly populated area of South-western state of Lagos on its way from the country's capital city Abuja.
On June 3, a Dana MD-83 aircraft had crashed while flying from Abuja to Lagos.
The Nigerian government had suspended the airline's operating license immediately after the crash.
Jacky Hathimarani, the Managing Director of the airline, welcomed the decision. "We're very happy about the removal of the suspension and we look forward to resuming operations in the near future," Hathimarani said.
Published 05 September 2012, 20:29 IST