Category: Transport

Domestic airline operators have begun counting their losses after a strike action by air traffic controllers at the Kotoka International Airport, grounded domestic flights on Saturday morning. According to the airline operators, the action has made them lose monies close to 200,000 cedis. They further explained that the development was largely due to refund of…

Domestic flights within Ghana’s airports have resumed operations. This follows an intervention by a government delegation led by the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah on Saturday. Workers of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) threatened to lay down their tools on Saturday to protest the size of the parcel of land offered for the installation of aviation…

All domestic flights in the country will be grounded from Saturday due to a strike by the workers of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The decision follows what the workers refer to as unsatisfactory, the size of acres of land offered for the installation of air navigation equipment. Citi Business News understands a visit…

Workers of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority have suspended an intended action that was meant to halt domestic air travels today, Friday, July 8, 2016. The activities would have led to the grounding of all domestic flights with only emergency cases and domestic military flights being attended to at the airport. Spokesperson for the workers’…

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has assured that it will resolve the impasse between the authority and its staff over the invasion of the aviation lands originally reserved for the installation of aviation instrument. According to the authority, government is working to ensure that the lands are released to the authority to ensure safety…

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has warned operators of drones in unapproved areas without certification to desist from the practice or face prosecution that could result in 5 to 30 years imprisonment. The caution follows an earlier announcement by the GCAA over moves to issue New Directives on the requirements for the registration and…

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority,GCAA, has assured stakeholders in the aviation industry as well as all airlines that the protests by the staff union will not affect services. The authority maintains it is putting in place all necessary measures to ensure that air transport services are not interrupted in the process. “Let me assure you…

The public has been assured that air services at the Kotoka International Airport will not be affected despite the protests by staff of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. This is the assurance of the workers’ union in the aviation industry. Speaking to Citi Business News on the latest development, the spokesperson…

Ghana has commenced the rolling out of the visa-on-arrival policy effective Friday, July 1, 2016. It follows President’s Mahama’s announcement early this year of the country’s preparedness to implement the program to allow AU citizens visiting the country secure visas for up to about thirty days upon arriving in the country. This also falls in…