Emirates Airlines has extended the initial 48-hours ban for flights from Accra to Dubai indefinitely. “Emirates flight suspension from Accra to Dubai effective December 27, 2021, is now extended until further notice,” the airline said in its urgent broadcast sent to trade partners on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. The airline, however,...
Ghana has announced plans to fine airlines US$3,500 for each passenger who arrive in the country without being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. A joint statement by the Ghana Health Service and Ghana Civil Aviation Authority on Monday stated that the new measure is part of plans to prevent the West...
Today marks another milestone in the historical exploration of global aviation, which is worth acknowledging as it marks its 118th birthday. The success of the historical evolution in the aviation industry could be attributed to the "Aero Dare devils" who through uncalculated risks, fine-tuned experiments to make aviation what it...
Capt. Victor Kwesi Amoah touched on salient aviation issues as a preliminary to celebrating the 118th aviation exploration of the Wright Brothers. Answering the following questions, Capt. Amoah outlined the aviation industry’s significance both locally and globally. Q: Why is the world coerced into celebrating Aviation? A: The saying that ‘truth...
as it recovers from biting COVID-19 pandemic The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has held a special event in commemoration of International Civil Aviation Day on the forecourt of the Ghana Civil Aviation Training Academy in Accra. A specialised agency of the United Nations, established on December 7, 1944,...
Emirates resumed its passenger operations between Dubai and Nigeria from 5 December 2021, offering customers enhanced connectivity to and through Dubai. The world's largest international airline will operate to and from its Nigerian gateways with daily flights, providing travellers from Nigeria convenient access to Dubai, which remains a highly popular...
Passionair, a local domestic carrier, operated an inaugural flight from Kotoka International Airport (ACC) to Ho Airport (HZO) on Wednesday 1st December 2021. In a beautiful ceremony at Ho Airport, the airline announced the commencement of its first commercial flight to the destination starting from 4th December 2021 with a...
The monthly disinfection of the country's airports is helping to build resilience in the control of the COVID-19 disease, a Vector Control Officer of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, King Jonas Wonder, has underscored. He said the disinfection operation complements all other measures put in place by the central government in the...
A former Minister for Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, has died. Mr. Adda was also a former Minister for Sanitation and a  former Member of Parliament for Navrongo in the Upper East Region. He died at the age of 65. Reports say  Mr. Adda died in the early hours of Thursday, October...
The Deputy Director-General, Technical at Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Daniel Acquah has disclosed that his outfit will complete the decoupling of Air Navigation Services from the Authority by 2022. The move is in line with international best practices in aviation and recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)...