Tag: Kotoka International Airport
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Gov’t is working to invest heavily in aviation sector – Kofi Adda
The Aviation Minister, Joseph Kofi Adda, says government is working to secure investment worth billions of dollars to expand airport infrastructure as part of a bigger plan to make Ghana an aviation hub in the sub-region. Joseph Kofi Adda, made this known to Citi Business News on the sidelines of a media engagement on Monday,…
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Kotoka International Airport to reopen from September 1; land, sea borders remain closed
Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport will be re-opened to international flights effective Tuesday, September 1, 2020. This was announced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during his 16th address to the nation on measures taken by the government to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. According to him, every passenger who arrives…
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KIA expansion, New GCAA headquarters projects on course – Kofi Adda
The Ministry of Aviation says two out of the three major expansion projects at the Kotoka International Airport will be ready for public use by early next year. This was made known during a tour of all the three projects. The projects include the Air Navigation Services (ANS) facility, the new headquarters of the Ghana…
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Travel and tour operators excited over possible reopening of air borders
Some operators in Ghana’s Travel and Tour industry have welcome the news of the possible reopening of the Kotoka International Airport for international air travels on September 1, 2020. President Nana Akufo-Addo announced a possible reopening of the air borders in his latest update on the country’s fight against the Coronavirus pandemic last Sunday, August…
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Airports Company MD slams workers’ protest over proposed partnership
The Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, Yaw Kwakwa, has told Citi Business News he’s disappointed in the position taken by the Public Services Workers’ Union regarding the proposed partnership with a Turkish firm, TAV-Summa Consortium, for Airport infrastructure expansion. According to him, the workers’ protest was uncalled for, since management had at…
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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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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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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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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…