Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged all branches of the European Union to support an initiative from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to agree on a common...
Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged all branches of the European Union to support an initiative from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to agree on a common digital European COVID-19 vaccination certificate...
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The President of Ghana has appointed Mr Akwasi Agyeibi Prempeh as the Commissioner for the newly established Aircraft Accident, Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB). The establishment of the AIB is in line with the...
Ghana Airports Company Ltd has requested the passenger alleging that GHS1500 was stolen from his baggage to provide details of his contact to enable them commence investigations into the matter. The passenger who goes by the facebook name...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has issued a statement to the closure of UK borders from Monday. This is what the association had to say, "IATA recognizes that the UK government is taking the steps it considers...
On Sunday, authorities admitted that a more infectious new coronavirus strain was spreading “out of control” as they imposed strictest of measures to check the spread. The new variant of coronavirus is believed to spread faster than...
The Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has reveiewed its COVID 19 guidelines at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Children between the ages of 5-12 years will now undergo testing at the arrival hall for free effective Monday 16...
The Airports Council International (ACI) World Executive Committee on 3rd November, 2020 approved the nomination and appointment of Mr. Charles Hanson Adu, Group Executive, Airports Management of Ghana Airports Company Limited as the Vice Chairman...
Ghana has suspended the mandatory online payment for arrival passengers into the country. This suspension came into play when the Ghana Airports Company Limited met with international airlines operating in the country to discuss the feasibility...
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday that borders will reopen to most countries next month, as the country further eases anti-coronavirus measures. “We will gradually and cautiously ease restrictions on...
Arriving passengers at Kotoka International Airport (KIA)-Ghana will be required to make online payments of usd150.00 for the mandatory COVID 19 Antigen test prior to boarding of their flight at the point of origin from 15th of September,...
In Update No.15, the President of Ghana announced the easing of restrictions in some areas of national life. He also indicated the hope that preparations and simulation exercises were underway, including the installation of COVID-19...
At a special ceremony in Accra, the outgoing Director-General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Ing. Simon Allotey, handed over leadership of the Authority to Ing. Charles Kraikue, who, until his appointment was a Deputy Director-General...
The Director-General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Ing. Simon Allotey, will be retiring from the Authority on 31st July 2020. He will hand over his responsibilities to the Deputy Director-General (Technical), Ing. Charles...
The Aviation Ministry's attention has been drawn to an advertisement circulating on various social media platforms that there will be a recruitment at the ministry's premises on Monday the 4th of May, 2020. The Ministry wishes to...
Kotoka International Airport (KIA) - Ghana, became the recipient of two prestigious awards for the first time. This was announced by the global airport customer experience measurement and benchmarking body, Airport Council International...
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This travel advisory comes in the wake of Ghana recording six (6) coronavirus cases known as COVID-19 in just 4 days from Thursday the 12th of March till now. Find below the advice to the world 1. All travel to Ghana is strongly...
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has suspended temporarily all foreign travels for all public officials, as part of measures Government has taken to prevent the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. In...
Nigeria has announced that it has recorded its first case of coronavirus. This is the third confirmed case in Africa, after one apiece Egypt and Algeria, and the first in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lagos has a population of over 20 million...
The operators of Vienna International Airport have decided not to go ahead with plans to build a new air bridge with three gates capable of handling the Airbus A380. Since the airport upgraded one of its terminals to handle the A380 in...
The staff of the Civil Aviation Authority has expressed concern about what they said is the deteriorating state of aviation safety in the country. According to the staff, the encroachment on aviation lands will cause a problem in the...
Africa has made major strides in developing airports of an international caliber as the continent angles itself to attract global investment and spur economic growth. Africa's busiest airports have been measured by the total number of...
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has expressed sadness over the passing of three South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) employees who died in a plane crash. The Cessna S550 Citation S/II crashed into the Duteniqua mountains in the...
The executives and members of the Ghana Association of Aviation Training Organizations (GAATO) paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda on the 17th of January, 2020 to wish him a happy new year and deliberate on the...
Accra, 23rd December, 2019 - The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) wishes to notify passengers travelling by air of potential challenges to the smooth operations of airlines during the Harmattan season. The Harmattan, a dry...
The Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI) Performance-based Navigation (PBN) Route Lab and Continuous Climb/Continuous Descend Development (CCO/CDO) and Implementation workshop is taking place at the Ghana Civil Aviation Training Academy(GATA) which is...
The federal government has suspended the operations of Turkish Airlines in Nigeria due to the airline's perceived poor treatment of passengers. The directive, which was given through the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, will continue...
Do you know how services are provided to you at the airport? Watch our exclusive interview with the SITA Vice President for the Middle East, India and Africa, Mr. Jihad Boueri. This will give insight to passengers, airlines and airport operators...
Montréal, 25 November 2019 – The 36-member governing body of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the ICAO Council, has elected Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano of Italy as its President for a three-year term, beginning...
Ghana and Benin signed a Bilateral Air Services Agreement in Cotonou on the 21st of November 2019. The Deputy Minister of Aviation, Yaw Afful, signed the agreement on behalf of Ghana. According to the Deputy Minister of Aviation,...
Africa World Airlines, the Ghanaian carrier with the slogan, touching Africa, touching the world will start flights to one of Ghana's new regional airports, the Wa Airport (WZA) on the 15th of October, 2019. This announcement was made by...
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Roberts International Airport (RIA), also known as Monrovia International Airport, is located in Harbel, Liberia. It currently serves more than 228,000 domestic and international passengers annually and is expected to receive more than 450,000...
The Immfly Lounge service is part of a unique customer journey platform Immfly provides airports and airlines. It is designed to enable a seamless extension of the customer experience end-to-end: from the lounge, to gate, to inflight and post...
THE chief executive officer of the Namibia Civil Aviation Authority, Angeline Simana, has tendered her resignation, works minister John Mutorwa confirmed yesterday. Her last working day was yesterday. Although he could not give more details,...
Government is considering reviewing passport fees upwards to help it break even and avoid the current losses incurred in the processing and production of passports. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, the Foreign Affairs and...
For the avoidance of doubt, the Ministry of Aviation wishes to inform the general public that: The Ministry has no plans whatsoever to recommend, neither does the Government of Ghana have plans to approve privatization or sale of the Kotoka...
There has been a proposal by the Aviation Ministry to cede the management of the Kotoka International Airport to a private company, according to a draft memo to Cabinet sighted by Citi News. A private company, Tav Airport Holding...
Accra, 5th April, 2019 – Ghana obtained a provisional Effective Implementation (EI) rate of 89.89 percent, the highest by an African country, after the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) concluded its Coordinated Validation...
The Parliament of Ghana passed into law, subject to the assent of His Excellency the President, an amendment of the Ghana Civil Aviation Act 906 (2016) to further improve safety and strengthen security in the aviation industry of the country at...
Effective today March 1, 2019, Airline companies using the Terminal Three facility at the Kotoka International Airport will pay 5 dollars per hour for using the counters at the facility. The new fee which is known as the Check-in Counter fee was...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo–Addo is expected to cut the sod for commencement of the Tamale airport runway’s second phase by March, to elevate it to International Airport status. The Minister for...
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has released a statement to advice the general public to resist and desist any form of extortion or cohesion by uniformed staff stationed at the Kotoka International Airport. In this regard, the Authority...
Management wishes to advise the general public that the Managing Director of Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Mr. John Dekyem Attafuah, has been relieved of his duties effective today, 18th January 2019. The Deputy Managing Director, Mr....
The Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company Limited, Mr John Dekyem Attafuah has been relieved from his position with immediate effect, MyNewsGh.com reports. His letter dated 16th January 2019 sighted by MyNewsGh.com for him to leave...
The second largest airport in the United Kingdom, London Gatwick Airport has been sold to France's Vinci for £2.9bn. Under the terms of the deal, a consortium led by US investment fund Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) will sell a...
Ghana’s Parliament this week approved a budget of GH₵318m for the Ministry of Aviation to support its planned programmes and activities for the 2019 calendar year. Deputy Minister for Aviation, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, indicated that...
ACI world director general Angela Gittens delivered a keynote address calling on aviation regulators and airports in Africa to realistically assess challenges together and implement aviation-related safety and security actions and...
Second from(L) Hon. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah , Dep. Aviation Minister , Middle , ICAO president , Dr.Benard Aliu , Second from (R)Air Cdre Rexford G.M Acquah, Board Chairman-GCAA, 3rd from ( R ) Madam Tina Swatson Eshun , Board Member- GCAA...
Montreal – In support of the United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) emphasized their joint commitment and work to help...
Ramaphosa, who took office in February, first outlined plans last week to change the visa regime in his “stimulus and recovery plan,” which aims at reviving an economy that entered a recession in the second quarter, but never provided...
Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba on Tuesday announced a number of measures related to visas that could boost the economy. He made the announcement at a media briefing in Pretoria. These measures form part of the stimulus packages that...
