The constitution of the EOCG and the holding of a maiden meeting is a prerequisite for the commencement of commercial flight operations at the Ho Airport. The EOCG was constituted in line with the Ghana Civil Aviation Directive Part 14, with the main objective of putting in place an emergency preparedness plan for aircraft operations at the airport.Ī team from the GACL led by Mr Adu Caleb has trained the team on their role in a meeting this week. Meanwhile, the Emergency Operations Control Group (EOCG) for the Ho Airport has been constituted this week. He said, “From their own assessment, the team was happy with the facility and expressed optimism to begin flying the route. Pursuant to this, a team from the company were in the regional capital (Ho) on Monday to also undertake some assessments of the airport and other facilities. Letsa also announced that Passion Air, another airline company has expressed interest to fly the Ho route. We hope that flights will begin in the subsequent weeks,” the Minister noted.ĭr. We are prepared to receive the test flight by AWA. The Minister who also interacted with the Chiefs of Ho during the tour said among others that commercial flights will begin in two weeks all things being equal.ĭr Archibald Yao Letsa, the Volta Regional Minister who confirmed the first commercial flight landing in Ho today, told DGN Online that the move was a major step in actualising the vision of making the Ho Airport operational.
This test flight follows a familiarisation visit to the Ho Airport by the new Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, about two weeks ago. The flight is to allow AWA and the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL), managers of the airport to iron out all outstanding issues to pave way for actual commercial flights in the coming days.
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In her reaction, while South African Airways National Sales Manager, Nigeria Kemi Leke-Bamtefa stated: “Airlines as South African Airways is in continuous discussion with the airline for a full codeshare agreement soon”, Kingsley Chima, Africa World Airlines Country Manager, Nigeria described the interline agreement as a “win-win development for both airlines and most importantly, the passengers now have a seamless connection from West Africa to Washington, USA.The Ho Airport will receive its first test flight by Africa World Airline, a commercial airline today at about 1:40 pm. This interline agreement is the beginning of a stronger relationship with Africa World. The Business Class seat have a flat-bed design that is almost two metres long when fully extended alongside exquisite dining while the slim-line economy seats have generous leg-room for travelling comfort. The South African Airways/Accra Washington flight is serviced with state-of-the-art Airbus A330 aircraft fitted with High quality on-demand inflight system. South African Airways through the interline agreement with Africa World Airlines is permitted to issue the direct ticket from either Lagos or Abuja to Washington via Accra. And with the core values of reliability and exceptional service, both airlines are poised to give passengers wonderful flying experience.”
With 37 frequencies weekly flights from Lagos and Abuja to Accra, Africa World Airlines provides veritable connection service to feed the 4 weekly South African Airways Accra Washington flight.Īccording to Ohis Ehimiaghe, South African Airways Regional Manager, North, West and Central Africa: “The South African Airways and Africa World Airlines partnership is the shortest gateway to travel to Washington providing about 11 hours trip from West Africa to Washington.
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