Dana Air has announced the commencement of flights from Kaduna March 8 in compliance with the directive of the federal government that all flights to and from Abuja be moved to Kaduna. This is to due to closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport for rehabilitation.
Dana Air, which also operates Imo Air, will operate four daily flights from Lagos to Kaduna at 7.02am, 10.53, 13.23pm and 18.25pm, while there will be one flight each from Uyo and Port Harcourt to Kaduna. The airline has also promised to keep to scheduled time of departure.
Obi Mbanuzuo, a manager with Dana Air, explained that with the new schedule, “we will commence four daily flights from Lagos to Kaduna and one flight each from Uyo and Port Harcourt to Kaduna on 8 March, and we intend keeping to our scheduled time of departure. From Kaduna to Lagos, our new schedule caters to the needs of all our passengers with flights at 9.09am, 11.07am, 12.51pm and 20.20pm.”
Continuing, Obi said the airline was still unmatched with regards to on-time performance, “our desire is to ensure that passengers connecting Abuja from Kaduna meet their appointments and commitments, while those visiting Kaduna can trust us to take them there on-time.”
Obi said the passengers should take advantage of the airlines’ low fares and newly introduced Self Service kiosk at MMA2, which enables its passengers to book Dana Air tickets quickly and conveniently without having to queue or wait for too long.