Nigeria Lifts Suspension Of Dana Airline After Crash

Nigeria's government has decided to allow domestic airline Dana Air to fly again, three months after a crash involving one of its planes killed more than 160 people.

The nation's Aviation Ministry announced the decision in a short statement released late Wednesday. The ministry said the decision "follows the government's satisfaction with the air-worthiness of the airline."

Tony Usidamen, a spokesman for the private airline, declined to comment Wednesday, saying Dana officials had yet to be notified about the government's decision.
On June 3, a Dana MD-83 aircraft slammed into a residential neighborhood about five miles north of Murtala Muhammed International Airport while trying to land.

A preliminary investigation suggests both of the plane's engines failed while in flight. The government suspended the airline's operating license immediately after the crash.