DANA AIR CRAFT AGAIN: AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDS IN A BUSH

Dana Aircraft with registeration number 5N-SRI was said to have overshot the runway and ended up in the bush. The incident occured on the night of Tuesday, Feb 20, 2018. As at the time of filling this report passengers were evacuated from a nearby bush in Omagwa neihborhood where the Port Harcourt international airport is located.

Prior to this, On February 7, 2018, the exit fdoor of a Dana Aircraft allegedly fell off upon landing at the Abuja Airport.
According to a passenger, who recounted the ordeal on Twitter, the door had been rattling throughout the flight and eventually pulled off as the plane was taxing at the airport.

"Flew Dana. Exit door was unstable throughout the flight. As we touched down, it fell off. Scary stuff." the passenger identified as Ola Brown had tweeted via his handle - @NaijaFlyingDr.

Following the public condemnation that Brown's tweet generated, Dana responded in a press statement to clarify the reports, saying the emergency door could not have fallen off if it had not been opened by a passenger.
The airline is often criticised for the poor maintenance of its planes, which has caused the death of many passengers.