Two Int. airlines apply to operate from Kumasi Airport

By Hannah N. Ekanem

story ultra-modern terminal, construction of additional aprons, restaurants, shopping and parking areas, and a ring road around the airport.

It’s expected that the new terminal will have the capacity to handle one million passengers per annum. The expansion project is part of the multi-modal transportation system being developed by the government to enhance tourism in the Ashanti Region.

international flights to the newly-renovated Kumasi International Airport.

The Deputy Minister of Transport In-Charge of Aviation, Hassan Tampuli, addressing stakeholders at the recentlyended 4th AviationGhana Stakeholders Meeting 2023, confirmed this and encouraged others to explore the possibility have already started seeing the business available in that. I can assure you that one airline has written insisting that they want to operate from Kumasi. There is another group that is planning start direct service from Manchester to Kumasi,” he said.

The test run of airport equipment within the terminal building of the €125 million newly-constructed Kumasi International Airport has

Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital, is the busiest domestic destination and it is served by both PassionAir and Africa World Airlines (AWA).

Ghana Airports Company Limited data show that for 2022 more than 840,000 people traveled by air domestically; with the Kumasi Airport receiving the second largest of servicing the airport directly from their home bases when the airport is inaugurated in the next few months.

“Regarding the Kumasi International Airport, the Ministry of Transport has already received a request from an [international] airline to operate from the Kumasi International Airport, even though it is not completed yet.

So there is a lot of interest already. No incentives have been given but some people begun, AviationGhana checks at the facility have revealed and confirmed by the airports operator, Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL). The on-going test run is imperative for ahead of the operationalization of the facility for scheduled and charter flights sometime this year.

The Kumasi Airport project comprises the extension of the runway from 1,981m to 2,320m that can accommodate Boeing 737-800 series aircraft, construction of a new two- their roots. The renovation of the Kumasi International Airport now makes it possible for larger planes such as B737s to land safely and bring in more tourists. English actor, Idris Elba, attended his first ever Akwasidae – a festival celebrated on a Sunday, once every six weeks – at Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.