About 1000 employees, including 583 permanent members of staff and expatriates, were laid off by Dana Air on Thursday, May 9, 2024, following the suspension of its operations by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Sunday Sun report
Though the airline claims this disengagement is temporary, emails seen by Sunday Sun suggested that it a permanent termination. A paraphrased email sent to all the disengaged members of staff from the airline’s management read: “We regret to inform you that your service is no longer required effective May 9, 2024. This difficult decision was necessitated by the unfortunate suspension of our AOC/business operations by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and enormous challenges the suspension continues to occasion. We take this oppourtunity to thank you for your contribution to the organisation during your time here with us and wish you the best in your future endeavours.”
Very reliable sources within the airline revealed to Sunday Sun that the disengaged members of staff haven’t received their pensions since the 2012 crash the airline suffered despite deductions being made by the companyAlso, there are allegations that proper termination procedures weren’t followed and legal severance pay wasn’t provided.
“I can state categorically that over 1000 members of staff of Dana Air including expatriates have been sacked. Of this number, 583 were direct staff, while the rest, though working directly with us, were casual staff. Contrary to the information out there, the disengagement is not temporal. The staff were told outright that their services are no longer required and those who were disengaged have not received their pension since the crash of 2012 because the company has been deducting pension but it is not being remitted
