Chinedu Eze
Dana Air has disengaged its staff following the suspension of its operations after the runway tour of considered one of its plane, which occurred on touchdown on the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport, Lagos on April 23, 2024.
The airline issued a discover to its staff weekend and requested them to cease work until the airline resumed operation and reengages a few of them.
The employees insisted that they have to be paid their salaries if the corporate is disengaging them.
Dana Air in an announcement signed by its Head of Communications, Kingsley Ezenwa, stated, “Dana Air needs to offer an replace on the continued operational audit initiated by the regulatory authorities.
“The audit, at present underway, is a collaborative effort between Dana Air and the authorities to make sure compliance with all mandatory requirements and rules. Dana Air reaffirms its dedication to full cooperation with the authorities to facilitate a clean and expedited decision of the audit course of.
“In mild of the continued audit, Dana Air has made the choice to briefly disengage some employees members pending the conclusion of the audit. This choice has been made to make sure environment friendly administration of assets and to facilitate an intensive evaluation of operational procedures.
“The Administration of Dana Air extends its honest appreciation to all employees members for his or her resilience and dedication throughout this era of uncertainty. It acknowledges the difficulties that employees have needed to endure and assures them that each effort is being made to resolve the state of affairs promptly.”
The airline stated it stays dedicated to offering updates and assist to its employees all through this course of and whereas these challenges are being addressed, disclosing that it has commenced talks with lessors and are at present participating stakeholders on the progress made to date.
“Dana Air due to this fact urges for calm and understanding from our very devoted employees for his or her altruism and stakeholders. The Administration is working diligently to deal with any issues and is making ready a restart plan that may make sure the secure and environment friendly resumption of operations.
“Dana Air is assured that with the continued assist of its employees and stakeholders, it can overcome these challenges and emerge stronger than ever,” it added.