The Minister of Transport, Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has declared the Sunyani Airport a fit for purpose facility after concluding his last inspection tour on the facility on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, with a team of experts from the Ghana Airports Company (GAC), the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the Ghana Air Force.
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MD of Ghana Airports Company sacked
The Managing Director of Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Yaw Kwakwa, has been relieved of his post. He was sacked at the instance of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
GACL suspends McDan Aviation from using Terminal 1
Management of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has suspended McDan Aviation from using Terminal 1 of the KotoKa International Airport (KIA) for its operations as a Private Jet Terminal.
Paul Adom Otchere appointed Board Chair of Ghana Airports Company Limited
The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appointed ace Broadcaster, Paul Adom Otchere, as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL).
GACL rolls out six-month roadmap to settle staff arrears
The Management of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has outlined a six-month roadmap aimed at addressing all statutory and welfare deductions of staff of the company that have, in recent times, been the source of agitations against the airports operator.
GACL bags $1m from COVID-19 testing at KIA – Minister reveals
The Minister of Transport, Hon. Kweku Ofori Asiamah, had revealed that in just five months, the Ghana Airports Company Limited raked in US$1,158,300.00 from COVID-19 testing being conducted at the Kotoka International Airport by Frontiers Healthcare Services.
Frontiers COVID-19 testing at KIA saved Ghana – Transport Minister
The Minister for Transport, Kweku Ofori Asiamah, has revealed that had it not been the timely intervention of Frontiers Healthcare Services for the conduct of COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), Ghana would have suffered more consequences than what it was witnessing today. Testing of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Kotoka International […]
Parliament impressed with robust COVID-19 testing procedure at KIA
The robust COVID-19 testing procedure at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, was subjected to strict scrutiny by Members of the Select Committee of Parliament on Health, with the lawmakers expressing satisfaction with the operational procedure.
Conduct assessment on number of cars that must ply our roads – Otumfuo
The King of Ashanti Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has told the Ministry of Transport to immediately conduct a Transport Impact Assessment (TIA) to determine the number of vehicles that must be allowed and imported into Ghana. This exercise, he noted, should be done in collaboration with the Ministry of Roads and […]
Demolish encroached buildings on Sunyani Airport lands – Transport Minister directs GACL
The Minister for Transport, Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has directed the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) to take immediate steps to pull down all private and commercial buildings that have encroached the Sunyani Airport lands.
Tamale Airport phase II project to be further upgraded – Transport & Aviation Minister reveals
Government is considering further upgrade of the Tamale Airport to full international status even though the US$80million phase II project is yet to be completed, the Minister for Transport & Aviation, Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has said.