Category: Transport
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Starbow to resume flights to Tamale
Local airline Starbow has hinted to Citi Business News it will resume flight operations to Tamale in February, 2015 after its takes delivery of two new aircrafts this month. [contextly_sidebar id=”xEGsosYmPU1JaEPALlnNJazBCPTXmnnP”]Starbow suspended flights to Tamale, late last year due to a significant drop in passengers that patronize their airline to and from Tamale to Accra.…
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We will not sell stake in MMT & STC – Gov’t
Government has ruled out any move to sell its shares in Metro Mass Transport Limited (MMT) and Inter-City STC. The assertions follows calls for government to cede its shares if the two are to run efficiently. The two over the years have faced some level of operational and financial challenges. [contextly_sidebar id=”M4aosZ4qIivK1VuDpofkknvRjjOUBoJT”]On Monday, January, 2015…
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Emirates to offer sweet deals to passengers
Emirates has announced it will offer special business and economy class fares to a wide range of cities across six continents in 2015. These cities include London, New York, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, as well as Amsterdam, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Perth and Abidjan. To enjoy the attractive discounts, bookings have to be made from now to the…
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GCCA directs domestic airlines to halt operations
The Ghana Civil Aviation has directed all domestic airlines to halt flight operations to Tamale, the Northern regional capital. The directive follows what the authority describes as bad weather conditions which makes visibility a challenge for pilots to safely operate in the region. A number of flights have already been cancelled prior to the…
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Metro Mass workers demonstrate against management
Workers at the Metro Mass Transit company have begun a nationwide indefinite strike while some of them are demonstrating in Accra. The strike which began on Monday, January, 2015 has left passengers stranded. The workers are demanding the dismissal of the Board Chair, Osabarima Ansah Sasraku III and Deputy Managing Director, John Awuku Dzuazah of…
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Harmattan weather: Prepare for flight cancellations & delays, airlines warn
Domestic airlines have announced a number of local flights will either be delayed or cancelled in the coming days as the harmattan weather sets in. According to the airlines though their aircrafts are in good shape, they will have to cancel or delay flights for safety reasons due to the poor visibility. The harmattan, which…
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Users of petroleum products to be slapped with new levy
President John Dramani Mahama has hinted another levy will soon be slapped on petroleum products. The levy which will be called the mitigation levy will be introduced if crude oil price on the world market continues to fall and when government fully pays debt owed the Bulk oil distribution companies (BDCs). According to President Mahama,…
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Mechanical Lloyd best stock in December 2014
Mechanical Lloyd emerged the best performing stock on the Ghana Stock Exchange in the month of December last year. The BMW dealer led 9 other gainers having increased in value by 12% in December. Its share price was up by 3 pesewas from 25 pesewas to 28pesewas. 5 of the 10 gainers in December were…
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Suit against airlines over disability discrimination is shocking-AWA
Africa World Airlines (AWA) has expressed shock at being hurled to court by the Ghana Society of the Physically Disabled (GSPD) over discrimination against persons with disabilities. The GSPD has dragged three local airlines Antrak Air, Starbow Airlines and Africa World Airlines to court for discriminating against persons with disabilities by way of refusing to…
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Ghana to continue to co-manage upper air space of Togo, Benin
Citi Business News has gathered the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) will continue to manage the upper air space of Togo, Benin as well as that of Ghana. This follows successful deliberations by the transport Ministry with Togo and Benin last month over the management of the airspace. Togo and Benin two months ago requested…