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COVID 19 Test for Arrival Passengers Goes Digital at Kotoka International Airport

14th Sep 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu 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, 2020. This is a directive from Frontier HealthCare and Ghana Airports Company Limited which was given to all airlines on Friday. According to the communique, "Passengers […]

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Kotoka International Airport re-opens to International Traffic

30th Aug 2020 | Adwoa Sasu 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 testing facilities at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), to help in the decision whether or not to re-open the airport on 1st September. After weeks of thorough work, "I am satisfied that it […]

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Ing. Charles Kraikue Takes Over as Director-General of GCAA

10th Aug 2020 | Adwoa Sasu 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 for Technical Services at GCAA. The ceremony was witnessed by the Minister for Aviation, Hon. Joseph Kofi Adda, who congratulated Ing. Kraikue on his appointment. Presenting plaques […]

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Ing. Simon Allotey retires from Ghana Civil Aviation Authority after 24 years of service

5th Jul 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu 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 Kraikue, who has been appointed to act as the Director- General of the Authority by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Prior to his appointment as Director-General of GCAA in 2015, […]

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We are not recruiting – Ministry of Aviation

2nd May 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu 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 informtthe general public that the mentioned advert is false and it should be disregarded. No such advert has been put out by the ministry. SIGNED.....Madeleine Insaidoo PRO, […]

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Did you know that Kotoka International Airport, won the Best Airport By Size and Region and the Most Improved Airport Awards? – ACI

17th Mar 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu 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 (ACI). The ACI World revealed the winners of its world-renowned Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards on Monday, March 9, 2020. Kotoka International Airport  came top as Africa’s ‘Best Airport By Size and […]

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Ghana issues travel advisory in the wake of recording six (6) COVID-19 cases

15th Mar 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu 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 discouraged until further notice. 2. Any traveller, except for Ghanaian citizens, coming from or who has been to a country, that […]

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President Akufo-Addo Temporarily Suspends Foreign Travels For All Public Officials

10th Mar 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu 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 a circular issued by the Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, Hon. Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, and addressed to all sector Ministers and their […]

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Nigeria confirms its first case of coronavirus

28th Feb 2020 | Elizabeth Sasu 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 people and is Nigeria’s economic capital. "The case which was confirmed on 27/02/2020 is the first case to be reported in Nigeria since the beginning […]

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