The Minister for Aviation Joseph Kofi Adda has told the B&FT that preparations are still ongoing for the planned reopening of the Kotoka International Airport for international travellers. The minister said that as part of the measures, there will be testing of the facility today (Thursday August 27, 2020) to...
2020 has been one heck of a year. It was meant to be the beginning of a new decade with fresh optimism and hope of better things to come. But then it had its own plans and that plan was delivered in the shape of a global pandemic called...
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)...
The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has declared the Sunyani Airport a ‘fit for purpose’ facility after concluding his last inspection tour at the facility on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 with a team of experts from the Ghana Airports Company (GAC), Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Ghana...
The Managing Director of Ghana Airports Company Limited, Mrs. Pamela Djamson-Tettey has indicated a need for urgent review of the GH¢5 Airport Passenger Service Charge (APSC) per passenger for domestic air travel. She made the call when speaking as a panellist at the 4th AviationGhana Stakeholders Meeting, held in Accra...
With alluring deals, Emirates is offering an exciting opportunity for Ghanaian students and young travellers to embark on unforgettable journeys while enjoying unmatched savings and exclusive privileges. Whether it's pursuing studies abroad or planning a well-deserved getaway to any of Emirates' vast network of over 130 destinations, students can now...
New global contract signed with the Government of UKfor services across 142 countries. Other major global contracts include with Governments of Norway, Sweden, and Austria to name a few. VFS Global, the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions, significantly added to its business...
Parliament has for the second time read the Aircraft Accident, Investigation and Prevention Bureau Bill, 2020 which seeks to establish an Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, which would investigate all aviation incidents and accidents in the country, in line with international best practices. When it becomes law after a third reading by...
Launch of Accra flights will increase Qatar Airways’ network in Africa to 46 weekly flights across 14 destinations including Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Entebbe, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Lagos, Mogadishu, Nairobi, Seychelles, Tunis, Windhoek and Zanzibar Passengers from Accra can enjoy more flexible travel options via the most...
All things being equal, the Sunyani Airport will be reopened for aircrafts come May 2021, after its closure to freights since 2015 for renovations, Kweku Ofori Asiamah, Transport Minister, has announced. The Minister made the disclosure after he led a delegation to inspect the progress of the renovation works at...