Kumasi Airport goes International

The intention to use the Kumasi Airport as a sub-West African regional center is reported to be in the advanced stages of preparation, according to the Daily Guide.

If completed, aircrafts from various countries in the sub-region will use Kumasi for landing and departure purposes, Captain Joseph A. Boachie, Acting Director-General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is said to have dropped the hint in an interview with the paper at his office in Accra last Thursday September 13, 2001.

Captain Boachie said as a start, Air Burkina has already applied for the use of the Airport, adding that the large number of Mossis who hail from Burkina Faso but are currently residing in and around Kumasi in particular and the Ahsanti Region in general, have motivated the Airline to start flights from there.

According to him, all necessary measures are being put in place to ensure that available flights from countries like Burkina Faso, La Cote d’Ivoire and Mali can be air-routed to the Kumasi Airport.

He said concerted efforts will be made to connect the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) and the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to ensure effective and potential benefit of the Kumasi airport.