Tag: Ghana Airport Company Limited
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KIA attains level 1 customer experience accreditation from ACI
Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has proudly announced that the Kotoka International Airport has achieved Level 1 of the prestigious Airports Council International (ACI) Customer Experience Accreditation Programme. This the company said, marks a significant milestone for the airport, as it demonstrates its commitment to enhancing customer satisfaction and delivering exceptional passenger experiences. The ACI…
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Ghana Airports Company appoints Pamela Djamson-Tettey as new MD
The Ghana Airports Company Limited has appointed Pamela Djamson-Tettey as its new Managing Director. The company in a statement said she has over 25 years of proven track record in Senior Management, including nine years in the mining industry, nine years in the manufacturing sector and five years in the power sector. Madam Djamson-Tettey is…
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McDan suspends private jet operations; asks for guidance and further talks
McDan Aviation has announced the suspension of its private jet operations at the Terminal 1 of the Kotoka International Airport. This is to enable the management of McDan Aviation to hold talks with the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) over contentions regarding operational procedures. In a letter sighted by Citi Business News dated January 31,…
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Africa World Airlines to begin flights to Ho airport for GHS99 by end of April 2021
Africa World Airlines (AWA) is set to start the commercial use of the Ho airport which has been lying fallow since its completion in 2016. The facility, according to the Ghana Airport Company Limited, will cut travel time between Ho and Accra from 3 hours by road to about 30 minutes by air. The Head…
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NLC secures injunction against intended strike by airport staff
The National Labour Commission has secured an interlocutory injunction to stop an intended strike by workers of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL). The workers union of GACL accused the company’s Managing Director, Yaw Kawkaw of being incompetent and demanded his removal from office. Workers of GACL had served notice of laying down their tools…
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Aviation Minister inspects second phase of Tamale Airport project
Joseph Kofi Adda, the Minister for Aviation, has again stressed that there were no plans from government to engage any company for the sale or hire of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) and its ancillary institutions. The Minister, who emphasised the government’s position on the speculated sale of GACL in Tamale, was there to…
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We need $40 million to renovate KIA runway to improve safety – Kofi Adda
The Minister of Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, says the Ministry is seeking about 40 million dollars to revamp the runway at the Kotoka International Airport. According to him, this should improve the facility and enhance safety at the Airport as the runway has not seen any major rehabilitation for the past thirty years. His comment…
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Capital injection needed to boost Airport infrastructure and pay off loans – GACL
The Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, GACL, Yaw Kwakwa, has defended the company’s decision to partner a foreign firm in the management of the country’s Airports. According to him, the partnership is necessary to address a couple of operational challenges that ought to be resolved if Ghana is to become an Aviation…
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Ghana Airport Company MD sacked
The Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company Limited, Mr. John Dekyem Attafuah, has been sacked from his position with immediate effect. According to sources, the dismissal letter dated 16th January 2019, was signed by the Aviation Minister, Joseph Kofi Adda, and addressed to the Board Chairman. Mr. John Dekyem Attafuah has been directed to…