Tag: Ghana Airports Company Limited
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I’m unaware I’ve been sacked – Ghana Airports Company MD
It seems as though the dismissal of the Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, Yaw Kwakwa took him by surprise. Mr. Kwakwa, who was on a tour with the Transport Committee of Parliament at the McDan terminal when the news came in, told the media he has not received any formal notice indicating…
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Paul Adom-Otchere appointed board chair of Ghana Airports Company
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed broadcaster Paul Adom-Otchere as the board chair of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL). Mr. Adom-Otchere had previously served as a board member of the National Communications Authority. The board of GACL also has three other presidential appointees; Teye Adjirackor, Kwabena Mantey Jectey Nyarko and Philomena Sam. The…
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Kotoka International Airport receives ACI Airport Health Accreditation Certificate
Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport has been awarded the Airports Council International’s (ACI) Airport Health Accreditation certificate. The ACI Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) programme enables airports to demonstrate to passengers, staff, regulators and governments that they are prioritizing health and safety in a measurable and established manner. It also allows airports to validate their own measures…
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Flight services to Wa Airport on hold due to dwindling passenger numbers – Adda
The Minister for Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, has attributed the suspension of flight services to the Wa Airport to dwindling numbers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. After the rehabilitation of the Wa Airport in October 2019, airline services to the Upper West Regional Capital commenced. However, operations have been suspended in recent times.…
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No need for foreign partnership in management of Kotoka Int’l Airport – Minority
The Minority in Parliament has asked government to desist from negotiating an agreement with a strategic partner for the management of Kotoka International Airport. According to the Ranking Member on the Roads and Transport Committee, Governs Agbodza, any attempt to short-change Ghanaians in the agreement will not be taken lightly. Addressing the press in Parliament,…
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Workers kick against GACL’s partnership with Turkish firm to manage Kotoka Int’l Airport
Following the Ministry of Aviation’s clarification that the management of the Kotoka International Airport has not been ceded to a foreign company, the Public Services Workers’ Union at the Ghana Airports Company Limited, has demonstrated against the supposed engagement of a Turkish firm, TAV-Summa Consortium, as a strategic partner for the management of the Ghana…
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We’ve not sold Kotoka Int’l Airport; we’re partnering for expansion – Aviation Ministry
The Ministry of Aviation has dismissed reports that it has concluded processes to cede the management of Kotoka International Airport to a foreign company. According to the Ministry, no such plan has been mooted by the government of Ghana. In a statement to clarify the issue, the sector Minister, Joseph Kofi Adda, urged the public…
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Passion Air secures second aircraft for Accra-Tamale route
Passion Air has taken delivery of its second aircraft for its operations. The airline which is the latest to join the domestic aviation space will now expand its routes with the new aircraft. The new aircraft comes a little over a month into the start of operations by Passion Air. The aircraft also heralds the…