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LAST CONVERSATION DANA AIR PILOTS HAD WITH THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER.

Good day!” These were the last two words the courageous pilot told air traffic controllers before the Dana Air flight 0992 crashed into a residential building in Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, killing all the 153 people on board and 10 people on ground on Sunday, June 3, 2012.

The transcription of the last conversation between the air traffic controller and the crew revealed that the pilots did everything to land the aircraft safely on Runway 18 Right of the Murtala Muhammed Airport.

The recording, a copy of which was obtained exclusively from a top official of the Ministry of Aviation on Monday by our correspondent, showed that the flight crew did not lose hope even up till the last second before the aircraft crashed.

The crew had believed the aircraft would make it to Runway 18R of the Lagos airport.

The transcription revealed that the aircraft had indeed lost its two engines, shortly after which the pilot declared an emergency.

This revelation is, however, contrary to the view of Dana Air’s Director of Flight Operations, Captain Oscar Wason, who had said it would be premature to conclude that aircraft lost its two engines.

Wason claimed that there was nothing to indicate that the pilot told the air traffic controller that the two engines of the aircraft had been lost.

The transcription revealed that the pilot told the controller he had “dual engine failure.”

Apart from having dual engine failure, the pilot also told the air traffic controller that he had “negative response from the throttle.”

Overall, the transcription revealed that the airplane was in a very devastating condition.

This explains why it was said to have descended very fast shortly after the pilot declared emergency, saying, “May Day, May Day”

Air traffic controllers, who spoke to our correspondent under condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to comment on the matter, confirmed that the aircraft descended very fast.

The video recording of the radar also revealed that the aircraft pilot declared emergency at about 5,000 feet above the sea level.

It further revealed that the ill-fated Boeing McDonell Douglass-83 plane disappeared from the radar at about 800 feet above the sea level.

The recording, however, confirmed Wason’s claim that the pilot of the ill-fated plane never spoke with air traffic controllers in the Control Tower.

Rather, the pilot spoke with ATCs in the radar control room of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, which is also located at the airport.

The recording also revealed that the pilot was handed over to the ATCs in the Control Tower, but he never had a chance to speak with them before the crash.

From the recording, the last words the pilot told the radar control unit was, “1181, good day,” in response to some information he had received from the ATC on duty.

The ATC had told him to contact the Control Tower on frequency 1181. The pilot, who had declared emergency to the ATCs in the radar control room, replied, “1181 good day,” meaning he had got the information.

According to ATCs, “good day” is the usual parlance they and pilots use in signing off from a conversation.

From his accent, it was obvious he was the Indian co-pilot, Mr. Mahendra Roathore, who spoke with the ATCs during the last minutes of the tragic flight.

The pilot, an American, Captain Peter Waxtan, was said to have been busy, struggling to keep the aircraft in flight, while the co-pilot spoke with the ATCs.

Below is the word-for-word account of the conversation between the crew of the ill-fated plane and the ATC on duty.

Co-pilot: “Lagos Tower, Dana code 0992!”

ATC: “Dana Code 0992, this is Lagos radar, go ahead!”

Co-pilot: “May Day! May Day! May Day! Dana code 0992 Five November Romeo Alpha Mike! (5N-RAM) dual engine failure!”

ATC: “Dana Code 0992, read me?”

Co-pilot: “I read you five by five! Dual engine failure! Negative response from throttle! Requesting for direct straight approach!”

ATC: “Alright, position it one mile to touch down, Runway 18R! Contact tower now on 1181!”

Co-pilot: “1181 Good day!”

Unfortunately, the crew never spoke with the control tower. The aircraft crashed into the residential building a few seconds after this discussion.

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AVIATION AUTHORITY SUSPENDS AIR NIGERIA'S OPERATIONS

THE NIGERIA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (NCAA) ON TUESDAY SAID THAT IT HAD SUSPENDED THE OPERATION OF AIR NIGERIA OWING TO THE STRIKE EMBARKED UPON BY IT'S ENGINEERS AND PILOTS OVER POOR WELFARE PACKAGE.

''THE SUSPENSION OF THE OPERATIONS AIR NIGERIA IS A ROUTE ACTION THAT WILL TO ENABLE  US (NCAA) TO SCRUTINISE THE AIRLINE BEFORE ALLOWING IT TO START OPERATIONS AGAIN HAVING BEING ON STRIKE FOR DAYS'' HE SAID.

''THIS WILL ALLOW NCAA TO CARRY OUT PROPER AUTING OF AIR NIGERIA, AS THE AIRLINE'S PILOTS AND ENGINEERS HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THEIR OUTSTANDING SALARIES.

''WE CALLED OFF THE STRIKE EMBARKED UPON BY NAAPE MEMBERS IN AIR NIGERIA LAST WEEK TO ALLOW THE UNION AND THE MANAGEMENT TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS ON THE CONTENTIOUS ISSUES THAT LED TO THE STRIKE, MR BALAMI.

UNITED AIRLINES LAUCHES NEW DUBLIN SERVICE.

 

UNITED AIRLINES  TODAY WILL WELCOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM IRELAND AND VIP GUESTS TO ITS WASHINGTON HUB, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF THE AIRLINE'S NEW DAILY NON-STOP SERVICE BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND DUBLIN AIRPORT.

AMBASSADOR OF IRELAND TO THE UNITED STATES H.E. MICHAEL COLLINS, UNITED VICE PRESIDENT OF HUBS AND LINE STATIONS FERNIER LOPEZ, VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING - USA FOR TOURISM IRELAND.
   
 ALLISON METCALFE & METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORT AUTHORITY, PRESIDENT & CEO JACK POTTER WILL ADDRESS CUSTOMERS & GUESTS BEFORE JOINING OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS IN A CEREMONIAL RIBBON - CUTTING AT THE GATE TO OFFICIALLY BEGIN SERVICE TO DUBLIN

 ''WE ARE DELIGHTED TODAY TO CELEBRATE OUR NEW SERVICE BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND DUBLIN AND CONNECT THESE VIBRANT CAPITAL CITIES, SAID ''SHARON PIERCE, UNITED '' DIRECTOR OF SALES FOR WASHINGTON .
 ''OUR LAUNCH OF THIS SERVICE SPEAKS VOLUMES TO OUR COMMITMENT TO OFFER TRAVELLERS IN THE WASHINGTON AREA MORE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SERVICE THAN ANY OTHER AIRLINE.

''UNITED'S NEW NON-STOP SERVICE FROM WASHINGTON TO DUBLIN IS SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IN HELPING DRAW PEOPLE IN IRELAND AND THE UNITED STATES CLOSER TOGETHER WHETHER FOR BUSINESS, LEISURE TRAVEL. H.E MICHAEL COLLINS ''I WISH UNITED EVERY SUCCESS WITH THE NEW ROUTE & I KNOW THAT IRELAND LOOKS FORWARD TO EXTENDING A HEARTY CEAD MILE FAILTE-100,000 WELCOMES ALL OUR VISITORS FROM THE UNITED STATES.
 
 UNITED WILL OPERATE THE SERVICE USING 757-200 AIRCRAFT FEATURING 169SEATS-16FLAT BED SEATS IN UNITED BUSINESS FIRST & 153 IN UNITED ECONOMY, INCLUDING 45 ECONOMY PLUS SEATS WITH ADDED LEGROOM  & INCREASED PERSONAL SPACE........

ADDITION TO SHERATON GLOBAL PORTFOLIO AS MADRID GETS 1ST SHERATON HOTEL.

SHERATON HOTELS AND RESORTS HAS DEBUTED IN MADRID WITH THE OPENING OF THE SHERATON MADRID MIRA SIERRA HOTEL AND SPA,

THE 180-ROOM PROPERTY IS PART OF STAR WOOD'S MULTI-BILLION EXPANSION PLAN TO OPEN MORE THAN 60 SHERATON HOTELS AROUND THE WORLD IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

 '' WE ARE DELIGHTED TO PARTNER WITH COMMERCIAL MIRA SIERRA GROUP AS WE DEBUTE THT SHERATON BRAND IN MADRID, AN IMPORTANT BUSINESS AND LEISURE TRAVEL DESTINATION'', SAID ROE LAND VOS, PRESIDENT, STAR WOOD HOTELS,RESORTS,EUROPE,AFRICA AND TH MIDDLE EAST.

''THE SHERATON MADRID MIRA SIERRA IS A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO SHERATON'S GLOBAL PORTFOLIO.

NIGERIA'S AIRSPACE SAFEST GLOBALLY.

MINISTER OF AVAITION STELLA ODUAH SAYS THE NIGERIAN AIRSPACE IS THE SAFEST IN THE WORLD.

WHILE FIELDING QUESTIONS FROM STATE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS IN ABUJA ON WEDNESDAY SHE SAID THAT AIR TRANSPORTATION IN THE COUNTRY REMAINED THE SAFEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEBUNKED THE INSINUATION IN SOME QUARTERS THAT THE NIGERIAN AIRSPACE WAS NOT SAFE FOR BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT.

''I LISTEN AND I HEAR PEOPLE SAY OUR AIRSPACE IS NOT SAFE, THAT IS NOT TRUE, WE HAVE THE SAFEST AIRSPACE IN THE WORLD,WE ARE VERY VERY SAFE,WHAT HAPPENED HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SAFETY NETS OF OUR AIRSPACE, ABSOLUTELY NOT, IT DOESN'T.

'' AND SO I WANT TO ASSURE NIGERIANS THAT WHAT HAPPENED ON SUNDAY WILL NOT REOCCUR BY THE GRACE OF GOD.

''WE WILL DO ANYTHING HUMANLY POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT WE ENHANCE OUR SAFETY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND WE ARE DOING THAT NOW TO ENSURE THAT NCAA BECOMES MUCH MORE STRONGER AND THEIR REGULATORY OVERSIGHT DUTY IS ENHANCED.
ACCORDING TO HER,THE ECONOMIC REGULATORY ASPECT OF NIGERIAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (NCAA) WILL BE STRENGTHENED TO MONITOR DOMESTIC AIRLINES ON A REGULAR BASIS.

DANA BOOKING SITE HONORS VICTIM.

GOOGLE NIGERIA HONORS DANA CRASH VICTIMS WITH BLACK RIBBON ON SEARCH PAGE.

DANA OPERATING LICENSE WITHDREW.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THIS AFTERNOON WITHDREW THE OPERATING LICENSE OF DANA AIRLINES FOLLOWING THE ILL-FATED CRASH THAT LEFT OVER DEAD ON SUNDAY 3JUNE2012.

GOOD JOB FG!!!

FACES OF THE DANA CRASHED VICTIMS

NLC DEMANDS REVIEW OF ALL AIRLINE'S OPERATING LICENCES.

THE TRIO NLC ,TUC, PENGASSAN WHILE DECRYING PERCEIVED SLOW RESPONSE BY EMERGENCY AND RESCUE AGENCIES IN THE COUNTRY. OMAR,ABDULWAHEED OF NLC YESTERDAY URGED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA,TO REVIEW ALL AIRLINES OPERATING LICENCES INCLUDING THE FOREIGN AIRLINES, SAYING COMPREHENSIVE CHECKS''ON AIRWORTHINESS BEFORE RENEWING THE LICENSES OF ALL THE AIRLINES.

LOW PATRONAGE @ LAGOS DOMESTIC AIRPORT-MM2

LAGOS DOMESTIC AIRPORT-MM2 LAGOS THIS MORNING TILL THIS TIME APPEARS EMPTY.

INTERNECINE FRACAS BREAKS OUT BETWEEN YORUBA AND HAUSA IN LAGOS

INTERNECINE FRACAS BREAKS OUT BETWEEN YORUBA ANS HAUSA IN YABA AREA OF LAGOS STATE, AROUND CAC OFFICE NEAR UNILAG ,13 PERSONS FEARED DEAD.

video from the dana air plane crashed site

IMMEDIATE PASSED VICE CHANCELLOR OF FUTO WAS ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF DANA PLANE CRASH

PROF ONWULIRI CELETINE THE IMMEDIATE PASSED VICE CHANCELLOR OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY OWERRI IS DEAD AS HE WAS ONE OF THE NUMEROUS VICTIMS OF ILL-FATED DANA PLANE CRASH YESTERDAY IN LAGOS.
   HE WAS HUSBAND OF PROF VIOLA ONWULIRI THE MINISTER OF  STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

WE WERE FORCED TO FLY THE FAULTY PLANE-DANA.

AN OFFICIAL OF DANA AIRLINES WHO DOES NOT WANT TO BE NAMED HAS JUST CONFIRMED TO CHANNELS TELEVISION THAT THE ILL FATED 0992, MC (MD 83) WAS FAULTY SHORTLY AFTER IT LEFT LAGOS AND STOPPED OVER IN CALABAR.

    

SHE ALLEGED THAT THE INDIAN OWNERS OF THE AIRLINE THREW CAUTION TO THE WIND AND INSISTED THAT THE PLANE MUST FLY IN A BID TO MAXIMISE PROFIT,THEREBY SENDING THE PLANE OVER TO ABUJA TO PICK PASSENGERS, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEING RETURNED TO LAGOS FOR FURTHER REPAIR.

HOW SINGER,INYANYA SURVIVED SUNDAY'S LAGOS PLANE CRASH.

AT LEAST 62 BODIES RECOVERED FROM PLANE CRASH SITE .

TWO CRANES ARRIVED EARLY MONDAY TO CLEAR DEBRIS AND ALLOW RESCUE WORKERS ACCESS TO THE DENSELY POPULATED AREA NEAR THE AIRPORT WHERE THE DANA AIR PLANE CRASHED ON SUNDAY.
''SIXTY-TWO BODIES RECOVERED SO FAR'', THE RESCUE OFFICIAL SAID ON CONDITION OF ANONYMITY.

A RESONANT OF AIR MISHAPS-48 CRASHES IN 43 YEARS.

Since the first recorded air crash in Nigeria in 1969, Nigeria has witnessed scores of other mishaps. Below is a catalogue of these crashes:

• November 20, 1969: Nigeria Airways BAC VC10 crashed on landing, killing 87 people on board.

• January 22, 1973: Royal Jordanian Airlines flight 707 carrying 171 Nigerian Muslims returning from Mecca and five crewmen crashed in Kano, killing all on board.

• March 1, 1978: Nigeria Airways F28-1000 crashed in Kano, killing 16 people.

• November 28, 1983: Nigeria Airways F28-1000 crashed near Enugu, killing 53 on board.

• December 1988: Skypower Brandeironte aircraft overshot Ilorin Airport’s runway, killing all the passengers.

• February 24,1991: British Helicopter crashed in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, killing all nine people on board.

• May 21, 1991: A Cessna Citation 550 of Ashaka Cement, Hombe, crashed, killing all on board.

• June 26, 1991: An Okada Air Bac-11 crashed in Sokoto, killing three persons.

• September 26, 1992: Nigerian Air Force A C-130 plane crashed minutes after take-off from Lagos. All 200 on board killed.

• June 24, 1995: Harka Air Services Tupolev 34 crashed on landing in Lagos, killing 16.

• November 13, 1995: Nigeria Airways Boeing 737-2F9 crashed on landing in Kaduna, killing 9.

• January 17, 1996: Ibrahim Abacha, son of Sani Abacha, was killed in a plane crash. The group “United Front for Nigeria’s Liberation” (UFNL) claimed responsibility for the crash.

• November 7, 1996: A Nigerian ADC (Aviation Development Corporation) Airline Boeing 727-231 flying from Port Harcourt to Lagos with 142 passengers and 9 crew members crashed on landing, plunging into the lagoon with all on board killed.

• January 31, 1997: SkyPower Express Airways Embraer 110PIA crashed on landing in Yola, killing five.

• September 12, 1997: NAF Dornier 228-212 in Nguru, Borno State ran into a ditch during take off, none of the 10 people died.

• January 5, 2000: SkyPower Express Airways Bandeirante 110P1A crashes on landing in Abuja, killing 17.

• October 26, 2000: Dornier aircraft plunged into a thick bush near the Niger Delta, 6 occupants injured.

• May 4, 2002: EAS Airlines’ BAC 1-11-500 with 105 people on board crashed and burst into flames in a densely populated suburb of Kano, killing 76 on board and 72 on the ground bringing total casualties to148.

• November 30, 2003: A Cargo aircraft of Hydro Cargo, Brussels, Belgium, crash-landed.

• March 6, 2004: An Aenail spray aircraft with registration number 5NBEF belonging to Berfieex Nigeria Ltd, crashed at the Bauchi Airport.

• July 26, 2004: Pan African Airlines’ helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in Eacraros, Delta State, killing four persons on board.

• December 29, 2004: A Boeing 727 of Chanchangi Airlines belly-landed at the MMA.

• December 29, 2004: A Kenya Airlines aircraft crashed- landed at the MMA due to gear fault.

• January 28, 2005: A Nigeria Air Force fighter plane crashed into a farmland in Yar Kanya, Kano State.

• February 25, 2005: ADC’s B73 aircraft had its tyre burnt while landing at Yola Airport.

• March 27, 2005: A Boeing 737 of Bellview had one of its engines caught fire.

• June 11/12, 2005: Lagos: a Boeing 727-200 aircraft belonging to the domestic Chachangi Airlines overshot the runway at Murtala Muhammed Airport, while yet another overshot the runway at the airport in Jos in central Nigeria a day earlier.

• June 24, 2005: A Russian aircraft belonging to Harka Air crash- landed at the MMA, all the people on board died

• July 6, 2005, Port Harcourt: An Air France A330 plane crashed into a herd of cattle at Port Harcourt airport, sustaining serious damage and killing many of the cows.

• July 23, 2005, a Lufthansa aircraft crash-landed at Lagos airport and was badly damaged, but no life was lost.

• October 22, 2005: A Bellview Airlines Boeing 737 with 117 people on board crashed shortly after take-off from Lagos. All on board killed.

• December 10, 2005: A Sosoliso Airlines DC-9 crashes in Port Harcourt, killing all 103 on board.

• September 17, 2006: A 18-seater Dornier 228 Air Force transport plane, carrying 15 senior army officers and three crew members crashed in Benue State, leaving only three survivors.

• October 29, 2006: Aviation Development Corporation Airline Boeing 737 with 104 on board crashed minutes after take-off from Abuja’s airport. All but 6 perished in the disaster.

• November 10, 2006: OAS Service Helicopter crashed in Warri, Delta state killing four on board.

• August 2, 2007: Bristow-owned helicopter crashed inside ExxonMobil facility in Port Harcourt.

• March 15, 2008: Beechcraft 1900D plane marked 5N-JAH, belonging to Wing Aviation crashed in Cross River State. The wreakage was not found until 6 months after. All four crew members died.

• March 14, 2002: A helicopter belonging to the Joint Task Force (JTF) crashed in Kabong, Jos, killing all members onboard including four senior police officers.

• May 4, 2002: Executive Airline Services (EAS) BAC-1-11-525Ft aircraft crashed at Aminu Kano International Airport Kano, killing 70 people.

• December 10 2005: A Port Harcourt bound Sosoliso Airlines flight 1145 crash-landed in Port Harcourt Airport, killing 109 passengers including 60 students of Jesuit Loyola College Abuja.

• October 22, 2005: A twin Engine Boeing 737, belonging to Belview Airline crashed in Lisa Village, Ogun State and killed all the 117 passengers on board.

• October 29, 2006: An ADC aircraft crashed when it took off from Abuja, killing 105 people on board.

• November 10, 2006: A six-seater helicopter belonging to Odengene Air Shuttle (OAS) crashed in Delta State and killed two people.

• September 16 2006: Air Force plane crashed in Benue State killing Army generals.

• March 15, 2008: A twin-turbo Prop 19-seater aircraft belonging to Wings Aviation Ltd crashed in Calabar while on a routine flight from MMA, Lagos.

• March 8, 2011: HS-125 chartered aircraft crashed in Bauchi. No casualty.

• July 29, 2011: A Kwara State-bound helicopter crashed in Osun State killing all on board including the Managing Director of Josepdam Group of Companies, Mrs. Josephine Oluwadamilola Kuteyi and her personal assistant.

• June 3, 2012: A Lagos bound Dana aircraft crashed few minutes from landing at the Iju-Agege suburb of Lagos.

Source- The Nigerian Guardian.

RELATIVES CHECK MANIFEST

 RELATIVES OF THE ILL-FATED LAGOS-BOUND DANA AIR CHECKING THE MANIFEST WITH JOURNALISTS @ THE DANA AIRPORT OFFICE  NNAMDI AZIKIWE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,ABUJA.

A MAN USES A CELL PHONE TO PHOTOGRAPH HIMSELF IN FRONT OF THE WRECKAGE .

INVESTIGATION INTO DANA AIR CRASH HAS BEGUN,SAYS NCAA BOSS.

Lagos – Investigation into the DANA Air crash on the outskirts of Lagos on Sunday has begun, according to the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren.
Demuren, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on phone on Sunday, in Lagos, said that the flight originated from Abuja.
Asked if they were survivors among the passengers on board when the plane crashed, he said: “We don’t believe there are survivors.
“I am talking to you from the scene of the crash.”
He added: “Right now our thoughts and and prayers are with the families.”
Meanwhile, efforts to rescue victims of the crash, which occurred at Iju, are being hampered by the presence of a huge crowd of onlookers, miscreants and sympathisers.
NAN correspondents at the scene report that the inaccessibility of the crash area has also  made it difficult for rescue teams, which include the police, Red Cross, Army, FRSC, Nigeria Air Force and Fire Service to get to the plane.
The General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Femi Osanyintolu, told NAN that the building on which the plane landed must be collapsed for any rescue operation to take place.
He also said that they had to be cautious in collapsing the building because of the location of the site of the crash in a residential area. (NAN)

JONATHAN DECLEARS THREE DAYS OF MOURNING PLANE CRASHED VICTIMSFOR

Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday declared three days of national mourning for those who lost their lives in a Dana plane crash in Lagos, according to a statement from Aso Rock Presidential Villa.
The Dana Air flight from Abuja to Lagos crashed a few kilometres to the airport with 147 people on board, according to an airline official.
The statement said Jonathan had cancelled all his public engagements scheduled for tomorrow and had also directed that the Nigerian flag be flown at half-mast for the three days of national mourning.
The President has also ordered the “fullest possible investigation’’ into the crash.
The statement said that In compliance with the President’s directive, the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, had already left Abuja for Lagos to oversee the crash investigations and present an interim report to the Federal Government as quickly as possible.
“The President joins all Nigerians in mourning all those who lost their lives in the plane crash which has sadly plunged the nation into further sorrow on a day when Nigerians were already in grief over the loss of many other innocent lives in the church bombing in Bauchi State.
“President Jonathan assures air travellers in the country that every possible effort will be made to ensure that the right lessons are learnt from the tragic loss of valuable lives in today’s plane crash and that further measures will be put in place to boost aviation safety in the country.
“He prays that God Almighty will grant the families of the victims of the plane crash the courage and fortitude to bear their irreparable loss,’’ said the statement signed by Dr Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity.
Meanwhile, a spokeman for the airline, Mr Tony Usidamen, said that 147 people were on board the plane, 139 of them passengers.
In another development, investigations into crash have begun, the Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on phone on Sunday in Lagos.
Asked if they were survivors among the passengers on board when the plane crashed, he said: “We don’t believe there are survivors.
“I am talking to you from the scene of the crash. Right now our thoughts and prayers are with the families.”
Rescue efforts are being hampered by a huge crowd of onlookers, miscreants and sympathisers.
NAN correspondents at the crash site at Iju, on the outskirts of Lagos, report that the inaccessibility of the site has made it difficult for rescue teams, which include the police, Red Cross, Army, FRSC, Nigeria Air Force and Fire Service to get to the plane.
The General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Femi Osanyintolu, told NAN that the building on which the plane fell must be demolished for any rescue operation to take place.
He also said that they had to be cautious in demolishing the building because of its location in a residential area.
In a related development, a contract staff with the British American Tobacco Company, Mr Isaac Daniel, who resides in a two-storey building where the plane crashed, said he had lost everything to the incident.
Daniel said that he resided at the ground floor of the building with five members of his family.

Wreckage of the Dana Airline plane that crashed in Agbado, Lagos State. Photo Joe Akintola, photo Editor

He said that all his family members survived the crash but lost their certificates to the fire that engulfed the plane, adding that he was not at home when the incident occurred.
Eyewitnesses said that three lifeless bodies had been removed from the building. (NAN)

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BEAUTIFUL CABIN CREWS ON BOARD DEAD!!!!!!!!!

OH ... THIS IS SO PATHETIC.... THESE BEAUTIFUL DAMSELS,HOW ON EARTH WOULD THEY BELIEVE THEIR LIVES WILL JUST END LIKE THAT....
 MAY THE ALMIGHTY GIVE THEIR FAMILIES THE FORTITUDE TO BEAR THESE LOSES..... SO........ SAD

LEVI AJUONUMA KILLES IN THE CRASH.....

LEVI AJUONUMA (NNPC CORP AFFAIRS GM) AND 5 MEMBERS OF STAFF OF NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY COMMISSIONS(NUC) WERE AMONG THOSE KILLED ON BOARD,
THE ILL FATED PLANE CRASHED IN LAGOS.

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE... AMEN....

SAD DAY FOR NIGERIANS...............

DANA PLANE CRASHES IN IJU/AGEGE DISTRICT OF LAGOS,RESIDENTS OF THE IJU DISTRICTS OF LAGOS GATHERING @ THE SITE WHERE A DANA COMPANY AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A TWO-STOREY BUILSING IN LAGOS MORE THAN 153 PASSENGERS ON BOARD  ARE FEARED DEAD AFTER THEIR PLANE CRASHED INTO A TWO-STORY BUILDING IN LAGOS,

MEANWHILE A CABIN CREW SHARON BY NAME IS SAFE,
A FAMILY OF 9 ON A FRANSIT TO USA ENDS UP 2 IJU,
CASUALTY FIGURES YET UNKNOWN .

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 ISN'T THIS AN AMAZING OFFER?

AIR NIGERIA AIRCRAFT REFUSED TO START.

ALL HAD BEEN SET FOR THE 1ST FLIGHT OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY 27MAY BY AIR NIGERIA  TO ABUJA @ THE MM2 LAGOS  WHEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE FAILED, THE PILOT THEN EXPLAINED TO THE PASSENGERS ABOARD THAT THE DEVELOPMENT WAS CAUSED BY THE FACT THAT THE GROUND POWER COULD NOT IGNITE THE ENGINE,HOWEVER, AFTER 3 DIFFERENT ONES WERE BROUGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STILL FAILED TO START. @ THE POINT THE PASSENGERS DEMANDED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CREW SHOULD OPEN THE DOOR SO THEY COULD EMBARK.
 

Is it not better than fly and crash? the passengers should be thanking God in my own opinion

CHINESE TRADING ILLEGALLY @ THE KANTI KWARI TEXILES IN KANO.!!! NAWA OH

THEY WERE FOUND SCAVENGING IN THE MARKET , WHICH IS HURTING THE NATION'S ECONOMY STATED BY EMMANUEL IFEADI THE STATE COMPTROLLER OF IMMIGRATION.

ABOUT 40 CHINESE NATIONALS WERE FOUND TRADING TEXTILES IN KANO, SOME OF THEM WERE SAID TO BE IN NIGERIA WITH A VISITING VISAS BUT REFUSED TO LEAVE AFTER THEIR VISAS EXPIRED WHILE SOME MAY STILL HAVE VALID VISA. 

UK TO SCREEN NIGERIANS FOR TUBERCULOSIS BEFORE ISSUING VISAS

A NEW RULE WERE ANNOUNCED BY THE BRITISH IMMIGRATION MINISTER DAMIAN GREEN ON TUESDAY THAT TRAVELLERS FROM 67 COUNTRIES INCLUDING NIGERIA. WILL SOON BE SCREENED FOR TUBERCULOSIS(TB) BEFORE BEING GRANTED A VISA TO ENTER THE UK.
THE PRE-ENTRY SCREENING IS EXPECTED TO START IN PHASED STAGES AROUND JULY 2012.

ABUJA AIRPORT GETS A SECOND RUNWAY!

 JUST YESTERDAY THE  MINISTER OF AVIATION PRINCESS STELLA  ODUAH  STATED AT THE MINISTERIAL PLATFORM IN COMMEMORATION OF NATIONAL DEMOCRACY DAY 2012 THAT THERE IS NO GOING BACK ON THE  CONTRACTION OF A SECOND RUNWAY FOR NNAMDI AZIKWE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT(NAIA) AND APRONS,TAXI WAYS AND AIRFIELD LIGHTING FOR OTHER AIRPORTS.
SHE NOTED THAT AVIATION WAS A PLATFORM FOR OTHER SECTORS IN THE COUNTRY STRESSING THERE WAS NO WAY ANY NATION COULD DEVELOP WITHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AVIATION SECTOR.
PRINCESS STELLA ALSO SAID THE REMODELLING AND RECONSTRUCTION OF AIRPORT TERMINALS WOULD ENSURE THE EXPANSION OF THEIR CAPACITIES TO MEET PASSENGERS TRAFFIC.

thats a good one we are actually getting there.

WONDER AS PACKS OF CHOCOLATES TURNS TO DRUGS.

THIS YOUNG LADY BISOLA IS ONLY 25YEARS , A LONDON BASED NIGERIAN FASHION DESIGNER WAS CAUGHT BY THE DRUGS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY(NDLEA) @ THE MURTALA MUHAMMED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN LAGOS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING.

GREED IS REALLY CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR A LOT OF NIGERIANS, SHE CONCEALED 3KILOGRAMMES OF COCAINE PACKS OF CHOCOLATES ABOUT THIRTY SACHET OF COCAINE WEIGHING ABOUT 3KG FOUND INSIDE TWO CHOCOLATES CONTAINERS IN HER BAG.

BISOLA ANIMASAUN SAID ITS A A VERY BIG MISTAKE ON HER PART AND PROMISED IT WILL NEVA HAPPEN AGAIN AND HOPES TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIGHT HER WRONGS ADDING THAT THEY PROMISED HER 3,000 POUNDS TO TAKE THE PACKS OF CHOCOLATES.

AHMADU GIADE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AGENCY ADDED THAT BISOLA WOULD BE CHARGED TO COURT.

MURTALA MUHAMMED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Murtala Muhammed International Airport,MMIA, Ikeja Lagos is presently under massive renovation,the queue is very worry-some mostly evening/ night. tempers are very high only one screening/ immigration point is being used.  if you are travelling through this airport please leave home at-least 4 to 5 hours before your flight time as you are likely to spend hours in the queue after check-in.

Air travel dylaw

Each airline may have different air travel rules, based on specific policies. For example, some airlines accept unaccompanied minors with no airline escort at the age of 12. Others have a minimum age of 14. Some airlines allow small pets in the cabin; others don't. In both of these cases, you may have to pay additional fees. These rules are not set by Federal Aviation Administration or Transportation Security Administration policy -- with the exception of some minimum standards -- but by the airlines themselves. For travelers with unusual situations, it is always best to check ahead of time.

Air travel rules, even for the most experienced of travelers, can be somewhat confusing. Though the regulations are meant to provide a safe travel experience for all passengers, some may be tempted to think they are overly burdensome. However, understanding what the rules are, and carefully checking any carry-on luggage, can help avoid a great deal of frustration at the security checkpoint. Anything not acceptable at that checkpoint must be surrendered, or a passenger will not be allowed to pass.

Sharp Objects and Firearms

It is almost never permitted to carry on anything that could be considered a sharp object. Knives, except for those which are plastic or butter knives with rounded ends, are always prohibited. Rounded scissors are also permitted. Any other type of object with a sharp edge will likely not be permitted. Also, anything that can expel a projectile at a high speed, such as a gun, even a paintball gun, is also prohibited -- along with items that resemble guns.

Liquids

No flammable liquids are permitted. It is acceptable to carry liquids in a container if the total amount is less than three ounces per container. It is acceptable, once through the security checkpoint at the airport, to buy drinks at the gate and carry them on the aircraft.

Luggage Size

In general, the size of the carry-on luggage often depends on the aircraft and its storage capacities. In most cases, the carry-on luggage must not weigh more than 40 pounds. In some cases, the weight limit is 20 pounds. Also, the luggage must not exceed an area of 55 square inches at most. This, too, varies by airline and perhaps even the type of aircraft on which you are traveling.

Travelling with an infant/ child

Formula restrictions, strollers and confusion about child safety seats make traveling with a baby difficult. For multiples air travel is even more stressful. Not only do you have to take more stuff, it's more likely for one of the babies to be unhappy during flight. Preparing yourself beforehand helps ensure that everyone has a safe, happy and relatively easy flight.

Booking Your Flight

Airlines don't require parents to purchase tickets for children under age 2. Some airlines allow parents to use unsold seats for babies, but it's not guaranteed unless you purchase a separate ticket. Window seats are quieter and darker, making it easier for a baby to sleep. If the airline has assigned seats, book a window seat for each baby and the seat next to it for the traveling adult. If you travel with multiple babies alone, purchase seats for the children so your hands are free to tend to their needs.

Child Restraints

It's safer -- and more comfortable -- for your baby to sit in a car seat during flight. The seat must be approved for both cars and aircrafts; this is typically noted on the tag attached to the car seat. Place your child's seat in a window seat so you don't have to move around it in case there's an emergency.

Baby Food

Breast milk, formula, baby food and juice aren't restricted by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) 3-oz. liquid rule. Keep your items for babies separate from other liquid items you take on the plane, and inform security officers that you have them. Liquids in larger amounts are often tested by security personnel for explosives. Since multiple babies require more food, pack separate carry-on bags -- one for each adult to carry -- in case you don't end up sitting in the same row.

Comfort Items

Babies are more likely to cry if they don't feel secure, so it's important to bring items to ensure babies stay comfortable during the flight. Have a pacifier on hand to calm your babies if they cry; sucking also helps if either baby's ears are affected by the change in altitude. Also, take an infant anti-inflammatory or acetaminophen in case one of the babies needs it. If one of the babies is inconsolable, walk up and down the isle using a baby sling.

Gate Check

With multiples it's necessary to have a stroller when you navigate the airport. Don't check the stroller with your bags -- instead use the gate check. At the gate, before you board the plane, ask the attendant for a baggage ticket, and place it on the stroller. You simply leave the stroller, with the ticket attached, at the gate for the attendants to take out to the plane. When you arrive at your destination, gate-checked items are picked up at the gate. If you didn't purchase tickets for the babies, take their car seats to the gate with you anyway. If there aren't any unsold seats available to use, simply gate check the car seats before you board.

making travel easy

Overview

If the thought of packing for a trip fills you with dread, you're not alone. Preparing for varied weather conditions and activities can be a major chore. Happily, the travel industry has created plenty of items that can simplify your travel experience and make your trip as pain-free as possible.

Luggage

Your luggage itself is just as important to the ease of your trip as what you pack inside. Toss your old suitcases and upgrade to bags with wheels. Pick luggage with spinner wheels, which rotate in all directions and give you better control. Padded interiors and hardshell exteriors protect your belongings. Each piece should weigh under 10 pounds when empty so it won't be backbreaking when full. Roll-up jewelry bags and toiletry cases protect the items inside but take up less room than bulky bags.

Carry-On Bag

Even if you're not traveling by plane, keeping one smaller bag with you makes it easy to get to your travel documents and money. Rather than bringing a purse, pack a cross-body bag with multiple zippered or clasped compartments to keep everything safe. A travel wallet works well — it is larger than a traditional wallet and has places for a passport, money, credit cards and tickets. Keep your travel wallet in a designated compartment so you can get to it in seconds. Tuck your cell phone, medications, MP3 player and a water bottle and snacks in the other compartments.

Comfort Items

Spare a few inches in your carry-on bag for items that enhance your comfort. Unless you're in the driver's seat on a car trip, bring an inflatable pillow for any type of journey. This type of pillow inflates with just a few breaths. Pick a U-shaped pillow, which sits securely around your neck and doesn't slip. Bring a satin eye mask and noise-canceling earphones as well as a zip-up fleece jacket. You can ball it up as an extra pillow, wear it, or unzip it and use as it as a blanket.

Extras

A few extra items can simplify your travels. Pick up colorful luggage tags to make it easier to spot your bag in a sea of gray and black. If, like many travelers, you're hauling around a phone, laptop, MP3 players, camera and a few other electronics, a portable charging station can save you from dead devices and tangled cords. This type of device usually comes in a case that not only holds many of your devices during travel, but once you plug in the central charger, all the attached devices get the juice. Stock up on travel-sized toiletries before you leave home; they take up far less space than full-sized options, and you can restock your supply using the free versions provided in your hotel bathroom.