Passengers originating from China will be required to undergo free mandatory COVID-19 testing on arrival at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) as part of updated travel guidelines for visiting the country. The passengers from China must also present a valid negative COVID-19 PCR test result 48 hours prior to departure from their originating country per […]
Celebrated Ghanaian pilot Captain Solomon Kwakye Quainoo has joined the country’s foremost indigenous aviation service provider, McDan Aviation Services, by calling on government to increase local participation in the sector. Speaking at a media engagement in Accra on Starr Chat about the local aviation industry’s condition, Capt. Quainoo said a national carrier would aid the […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that from tomorrow, Monday, March 28, 2022, fully vaccinated travellers coming to Ghana will not take PCR tests from their countries of origin to allow them entry into the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) where they will also not be tested for COVID-19 on arrival. However, the President mentioned that citizens and […]
The Base Ammunition Depot Unit of the Ghana Armed Forces were on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 called in to remove an unattended bag from the arrival hall of Terminal 3, Kotoka International Airport. Confirming the incident which made the round on social media on Wednesday morning, the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) said the unattended […]
Health authorities in Ghana on Thursday said vaccination against COVID-19 is now mandatory for international travellers before entering the country as part of efforts to control the spread of the disease. The directive takes effect Sunday, 12 December 2021 at the only international airport in the capital, Accra, the Ghana Health Service said in a statement. “All persons 18 […]
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has commenced investigations into the circumstances that caused the aborted takeoff of KLM flight on Friday, September 3, 2021. The GACL in a statement said the pilot of the flight reported a bird strike close to the windshield of the aircraft. “The Rescue and Fire Fighting Service (RFFS) of […]
The largest aircraft in the world, “Antonov An-225 Mriya” has landed at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. Only two of such aircraft were built. The current Antonov An-225 Mriya, which is the only one in operation, according to Aviation Ghana, flew from Leipzig and successfully landed at KIA shortly after 4pm on 7 July 2021. It is […]
President Nana Akufo-Addo has instructed that the price of Covid-19 test at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) be reduced. Health officials and the company administering the antigen test at KIA will be expected to charge $50 instead of the previous $150. However, the Health Minister-designate, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu who disclosed this on the Floor of Parliament […]
The Management of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has rebutted claims by former President John Dramani Mahama that government has put the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) up for sale. The former President who is also the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) made the allegations on a social media platform known as […]
A 51-year-old man Oppong Kwaku Owusu is facing prosecution after he allegedly expelled 100 pellets of some powdery substance suspected to be cocaine. This follows his apprehension by officials of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB)on Tuesday, February 18, at the Kotoka International Airport. A statement issued by NACOB, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, […]
By John Elliot HAGAN, Accra The Kotoka International Airport (KIA) Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service has received 17 Ghanaian deportees from Germany on board chartered flight CT3721. The deportees, all males, who are aged between 21 and 60 years, were escorted by 67 police officers, including paramedics. They were deported for immigration-related issues […]
An imminent takeover of the management of the Kotoka International Airport by a private Turkish company, TAV Airport Holding Company Limited has been confirmed by a leaked cabinet memo. The takeover which is being championed by the Ministry of Aviation is under consideration by government. The deal, it it goes through will see the private […]
