30th Apr 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu
Africa World Airlines (AWA), the Ghanaian homebase carrier is the first African country to resume its domestic aviation services after the suspension of all routes by the President of Ghana in March, 2020.
In terms of worldwide, AWA comes in second with Vietnamese Airlines being the first to resume domestic flights on 16th April, 2020 after government restrictions due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
According to Chief Operating Officer of the airline, Sean Mendis, “There are some who sit back in times of crisis and wait for things to get better. There are others who take the initiative and try to make things better for everyone” .
Per a social media sighting on his page, he said that, “I am very proud that our team at Africa World Airlines, working in partnership with our domestic competitor airline PassionAir, as well as Ghana Airports Company Limited, Ghana Health Service, and Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, have taken the lead to develop a set of new passenger safety standards for domestic air travel in Ghana.
Ghana will become the first country in Africa, and only the second in the world after Vietnam, to restart domestic flights after a temporary suspension due to COVID-19.
These new standards, which are constantly evolving, will initially include :
* Thermal screening on entry to the terminal
* Mandatory use of face masks by all passengers, airport staff and crew
* Non-contact ID check procedures at check-in
* Enforced social distancing on board aircraft (nobody will have another passenger other than their child under 12 seated next to them)
* Requirement for passengers to sanitize their hands at the boarding point
* Prohibition of food and drink consumption on board domestic flights (which have a maximum duration of 1 hour)
* Spraying of checked baggage with disinfectant spray at the collection carousel.
The aircraft will also be subjected to an enhanced cleaning regime after each trip that targets high risk surfaces such as window panes, tray tables and air vents”.
You can read his entire post at:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/welcome-new-normal-air-travel-sean-mendis/
#FlyAWA #FlySafeFlyConfident
To check up on the countries who have suspended or actively running the domestic routes, check below.
AFRICA
Algeria Suspended
Angola Suspended
Benin No domestic services
Botswana Suspended
Burkina Faso Suspended
Burundi No domestic services
Cameroon Active
Cape Verde Suspended
CAR Unavailable info
Chad Active
Comoros Unavailable info
DRC Unavailable info
Congo-BZV Suspended
Djibouti No domestic services
Egypt Suspended
Eq Guinea Unavailable info
Eritrea Suspended
Eswatini No domestic services
Ethiopia Active
Gabon Suspended
Gambia No domestic services
Ghana Suspended – planned to resume
Guinea No domestic services
Guinea Bissau No domestic services
Ivory Coast Suspended
Kenya Suspended
Lesotho No domestic services
Liberia No domestic services
Libya Unavailable info
Madagascar Suspended
Malawi Suspended
Mali Unavailable info
Mauritania Suspended
Mauritius Suspended
Morocco Suspended
Mozambique Active
Namibia Suspended
Niger Unavailable info
Nigeria Suspended
Rwanda Suspended
Sao Tome No domestic services
Senegal Suspended
Seychelles Suspended
Sierra Leone No domestic services
Somalia Active
South Africa Suspended
South Sudan Suspended
Sudan Unavailable info
Tanzania Active
Togo No domestic services
Tunisia Suspended
Uganda Suspended
Zambia Suspended
Zimbabwe Suspended
MAJOR WORLD MARKETS
China Active
USA Active
Canada Active
UK Active
India Suspended
Australia Active
New Zealand Active
Brazil Active
Saudi Arabia Suspended
Indonesia Active
Philippines Suspended
Mexico Active
Vietnam Suspended and then restarted on 16APR20
Germany Active
South Korea Active
Japan Active
Source: gh-aviation
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