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Dana Air on Wednesday debunked reports by passengers who recounted their terrifying experience aboard the flight.

The statement by Dana Air in part read, “We wish to state categorically that this could never have happened without a conscious effort by a passenger to open it.”

News of the incident had gone viral when passengers took to Twitter to share their experience and pictures of the incident.

Dana air in a bid to enlighten netizens said the statements were not only untrue adding that by design, the emergency exit door of the aircraft is plug-type backed by pressure, which ordinary cannot fall off without tampering.

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The statement read, “We wish to state categorically that this could never have happened without a conscious effort by a passenger to open it.

“By design, the emergency exit door of our aircraft are plug-type backed by pressure, which ordinary cannot fall off without tampering or conscious effort to open by a crew member or passenger.

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“We also wish to enlighten the author that, when an aircraft is airborne, it is fully pressurized and there was no way the seat or door could have been ‘shaking’ as insinuated.

“A thorough inspection was however carried out on the said aircraft upon landing in Abuja, by our engineers and a team from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and no issue was reported. There was also no threat to safety at any point.

“The flight was only delayed for 8 minutes as we needed to demonstrate to the regulators that the safety and comfort of our guests is at the centre of our operations.

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“We wish to apologize to our guests for any inconvenience such report may have caused and for the slight delay on the return service to Lagos.

“A thorough investigation of the concerned passenger is ongoing. As one of the oldest and most experienced airline in Nigeria, we remain committed to global best practices.”

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