Nigeria: Flight 0992 - Doctors Demand New Plane Age

The Nigerian Medical Association wants government to limit the age of planes allowed to fly Nigeria's air space to five years.

It said Sunday's crash of the Dana Air Flight 0992--an MD 83plane-- shortly before reaching airport runway in Lagos raised questions about flying standards and regulations in the country.

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