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The Deputy Minister for Aviation, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has some reassuring news about national airlines.
He addressed the media at the Kotoka International Airport. This was following a ceremony to welcome Ethiopian Airlines’ Airbus A350 on its maiden flight to Accra. He stated that cabinet has given the approval for the establishment of a national carrier soon.
Moreover, he indicated that the processes has been started by the Ministry to ensure that a “home-based airline is established”. However, they were not in a rush.
“You know that Ghana has gone through two airlines, We’ve had Ghana Airways and Ghana International Airlines. We want to make sure the next one is successful and sustainable, so we are not in a rush.”
He further elaborated that government has received more than 20 proposals for consideration with Ethiopian Airlines being one of them.
Ghana has been without a national airline for years now and so this will be welcoming news for a lot of travellers who’ll no doubt feel proud flying in their national airline.
